Bariloche

From El Chalten I think I did my longest bus journey so far, 31 hours spread over 2 nights and a day with only a couple of short stops. The distance wasn´t even that far, about 1600km, but mostly on gravel roads so the bus was just slow. Arrived in Bariloche early in the morning so just spent the day wandering round the town. It is a big tourist town as it is in an amazing location, by the sound of a huge lake, surrounded by mountains and a national park. In the winter it is apparently very good for skiing, but at this time of the year it was good for all other outdoor activities. So I went on a days kayaking trip on one of the lakes. It was a bit disappointing as we didn´t actually get to spend much time kayaking, as we seemed to spend as long having a coffee break as we did actually paddeling.
I also spent another 3 days hiking and camping in the mountains in the national park. The weather was great, although it did make it very hot for hiking a lot of long steep hills in the sun. It was worth it though as the campsites I stayed at were in amazing locations. The first one was at the top of a mountain pass, by a lake, surrounded by towers of rock. I spent a very nice afternoon lying by the lake watching people climbing with the condors flying overhead. I did wish I had some climbing gear with me though.
I also spent a day cycling the circuito chico, a famous route through the national parks which passes by several different lakes and through the forrests. It was very hilly but for once the hire bikes were really good and there was plenty of time to stop for breaks on the beaches and walks in the woods.
From Bariloche it was another overnight bus ride (only 20 hours this time) to Buenos Aires.