TR Bariloche Argentina

[PNWbrit]

More of a place holder actually. Pics and Details will have to wait until I get home.

But a synopsis....raging tooth ache on DFW to Buenos Aires followed by unpleasant reaction to mystery meat parilla meant first two days were interesting. Weather on Mountain is like late spring but great cover means lot´s of hike to corn available from mid morning. Cloudy and wind this morning with whispers of Santa Rosa being on it´s way.

Breakfast and cafe con leche await.

Ciao

Sorry for brevity.

[scottishskier]

Will be waiting eagerly as hoping to spend the season down that way next summer.

[ulty_guy]

damn blue baller!

[mtnbikerskierchick]

This thread is useless w/o pics

[Squirrel99]

ahhh, the Santa Rosa. i'm wondering what it will take to get her to follow me into NZ next week

[bcrider]

Do you suffer from premature ejaculation PNWbrit?

[Arty50]

Ahhhh...Catedral during the Santa Rosa. Some damn good memories. Lap after lap of absolute bliss.

[PNWbrit]

sorry for previous blue balling

Buenos Aires - some sight seeing and plenty lomo and Malbec







Bariloche









Posh digs for this trip but still only $60 per night









Paragliders and condors over Catedral









Andes scenics







product placement



Yours truly booting



Snowboarders in our group cursing soft boots for kicking steps



snacking on dried mango



mandatory group summit shot



Berlina micro brewery giving beer, wine and smoked boar samplers at the end of a km traverse in the Catedral side country - .







anyone visiting Bariloche should make their place first on the list for dinner



Beers on the deck at the end of another BC lap





Refugio Frey in the next valley along





A couple of lame action shots - the best ones are still in camera on it's way back to London

[Hayduke]

Beautiful!

I reckon if anyone knows how to cook a steak it's the Argentinians.

Looks like a great trip

[summit]

yay! pitures!

[Cono Este]

The steak is reason enough to visit. I might have to check out that house too.

Sweet trip.

[PNWbrit]

Bump

to add this picture which makes me happy in the pants

[GoldMember]

Sweetness! I've got to make my way down there some day....

[klar]

very nice! the snow still looks great. and you should have gone to frey instead of just taking pictures!

[Artie Fufkin]

^
Nice photos, it looks you had another great trip to SA. I was hoping to get back this year, maybe LL next summer.

[Monique]

I can't believe I forgot to quiz you about this via email yesterday. More pics! More stories!

[PNWbrit]

[Squirrel99]

SICK!!! I need to get to Bariloche sometime.
Looks soft

[girlski0912]

NICE! those are some sweet pics. I too need to venture to Bariloche.

[Yossarian]

Design Suites, heh.

We stayed there by accident once. The hot female staff, cheap massages, heated pool, ridiculous views, and outstanding food more than made up for the dented bumper (low stone fence) and small room (we had failed to communicate that there would be TWO stinky gringo guys in the room) we ended up with.

Nice pics of Laguna and Frei.

Man, I miss the cheap Trapiche, the patagonian Turns, and the Argentine 'Tang!

[PNWbrit]

Yos - We loved the Design Suites. One of our rooms was upgraded to a suite which must have been almost 700 sq. ft.

Think we've got a line on a free house for next year that a B.A. friend is building at the Arelauquen gated community near Catedral. Development is a little shabby - only one golf course, two polo fields and a private heli pad. The armed guards on the gate were eventually very helpful when we arived in a pile of rust vaguely resembling a circa '84 Renault 14 taxi to let the contractor in our group check out construction progress and take some pictures for her. House comes with it's own car that we're welcome to use.

http://www.ladatco.com/AR-BRC-Arelauquen.htm

[cj001f]

Think we've got a line on a free house for next year that a B.A. friend is building at the Arlequin (sp?) gated community near Catedral. Development is a little shabby - only one golf course, two polo fields and a private heli pad. The armed guards on the gate were eventually very helpful when we arived in a pile of rust vaguely resembling a circa '84 Renault 14 taxi to let the contractor in our group check out construction progress and take some pictures for her. House comes with it's own car that we're welcome to use.

Arelauquen? That's some nice digs! Mini next summer?

Nice pics - I need to go back in Winter.

[Yossarian]

Heli pad, eh?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

I plan to go back for sure this next winter, I am sure we'll meet up.
Where is this Arelauguen deal in relation to everything else?
On the road between the town and Catedral, somewhere near where the summer dirt road cuts down straight to the lake? (By the one really vicious turn/merge/split in the road, hard right when headed towards Catedral)?

EDIT: hmm, looking at Arelauquen website now...looks swanky!

[PNWbrit]

Heli pad, eh?
Hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm...

I plan to go back for sure this next winter, I am sure we'll meet up.
Where is this Arelauguen deal in relation to everything else?
On the road between the town and Catedral, somewhere near where the summer dirt road cuts down straight to the lake? (By the one really vicious turn/merge/split in the road, hard right when headed towards Catedral)?

EDIT: hmm, looking at Arelauquen website now...looks swanky!

Yep that's it. A few miles along that road. Not sure the helipad is used for anything other than flying the rich and famous to and from their polo ponies and the fleet of private jets sitting at Bariloche airport - but we can try?

[iskibc]

I like this pic: