the elements it's very chilly there's a boat like almost a 15 to 20 degree

temperature difference between mid-afternoon and morning like you have

them bundle up you can see our breath right now yeah you can you can look at

that maybe no quite it's there it's there but today we are up an early

because we are joining a tour we're going to be driving the road of the 7

lakes in patagonia yeah and it's between where we're staying right now san martin de los

andes and villa la angostura 107 kilometers yes seven lakes seven lakes in argentina we go

through National Park yes meant to be one of the most beautiful drives in the

whole country yeah it's gonna be a full-day excursion exactly and we're

doing a tour but it's also very popular as a do-it-yourself option as well if

you have your own vehicle like if you've driven here or you rent a car something

you can do on your own but the easiest thing for us to do is to join a tour and

I what we're doing so we're waiting for a bus to arrive yeah it is early we

picked up a few passengers in town and then it was time to hit the road this

famous drive known as the route of the 7 lakes goes through two national parks

Lanín and Nahuel Huapi and along the way you get to witness vast forest

snow-capped mountains and of course the seven lakes it's a full-day excursion in

the sight from the lakes we also made stops at scenic lookouts a waterfall and

the town of Villa La Angostura where we had some free time to explore

but more on that later first official stop of the day we are at

Cascada Vuliñanco waterfall oh yeah it's got a means

waterfall there you have it you have it and the weather has been fascinating we

started off with pure Sun when we left and then we went into thick cloud and

fog oh yeah I know it's lifted again where we are but man see it's still in

the distance yeah from the bow it's just fog later felt like driving through

clouds so there's typically one more stop prior to this but because we

couldn't see anything and we're gonna do it on the way back in the afternoon

hopefully the the fog will in the cosmos yeah

so we are now at our second stop that was a very short Drive this one is Lake

Falkner it's very beautiful there's a read along the edge of the lake and

there's still clouds hanging low in the horizon it's a very quiet lake as well

great peaceful this is the most tranquil spot we've well they've only had

suddenly our second stop but the most tranquil so far I'd say yeah and they

said there's no camping here but there's a beautiful beach where you can come and

spend the day you can bring your camper van and whatever so it's very nice also

I've been I've been reading the information this one's named this lake

is named after Thomas Falkner who was a Jesuit missionary and a scientist and an

explorer fascinating I've found that its name always a forever what a motor

pumping my shot the fog started to lift about mid morning and we were finally

able to see the mountain ranges and forests all around us in patagonia as we drove along

route 40 our guide and shared some fun facts about the places we were visiting

and also made sure to teach us about the local flora and fauna they also had

plenty of time to snap photos at each stop

we are now visiting lago escondido which means hidden lake it's the smallest lake

we're going to visit on this tour and it is surrounded by trees I believe these

are called go away and our tour guide was explaining that the lake looks green

because of the reflection of the trees that surrounded and apparently this

forest is also home to the putu putu which is the smallest deer in the world

it lives here

our next stop was at a guesthouse in camping spot which is located on the

shores of Lago Correntoso awesome here we encountered a little farm with ducks

geese cats and dogs it was my happy place we have now

stopped that local and also best stop ever because we've seen ducks

dogs cats Sam has befriended a fluffy little cat grooming Meow's is having a bath

they also had coffee and salty Donuts for sales so I got a little mid-morning

snack what do you munching on little snack

it's called torta frita fried cake it's like a salty doughnut made with grease

and I mostly got it to have something warm to hold in my hands because it is

ice cold do you remember to get me one no how

much were they by the way I think 15 I just handed over a bill and got some

change okay

nextly guys this one is called Lago Espeio which means at Mirror Lake I'd say it

lives up to its name wouldn't you sounds glued to the camera Lika speck

Lake Espeio really lives up to its name with its near like waters this was the calmest of

the lakes we visited that day and we could see the clouds trees and mountains

all reflected in the water it was a thing of beauty and here we have Lake

Lago Lake Nahuel huapi this is the last of the seven lakes before reaching the town of

Villa La Angostura in Argentina I'm starting to get hungry

so ready for lunch

we then drove to the town of Villa La Angostura where we had been a few days

prior this time making a stop in puerto Mansano

we had some free time to walk around the port and snap some photos this location

is slightly outside of the town and not as easy to reach on foot but it has lots

of hotels cottages and beautiful beaches so I'm glad we got to see it

well guys we're back in town back in Villa La Angostura and

they've given us 30 minutes to go and visit the two bays Bahia Brava Bahia Mansa via but we've already been here and there done that it's beautiful beautiful

but we did it Audrey is more hungry than anything else we still have 30 minutes

before we can go for food so I got an Alfajor oh look at the filling in

there that's a generous amount that's an insane about did a good way how is it

and this pack of three was what 40 40 pesos so basically just slightly over a

US dollar that's a pretty good deal I can't wait to try mine

and then it was finally time for lunch we certainly could have tried a new

restaurant but if you've been following our videos you know that we became

slightly obsessed with the food at El Esquiador during our stay in this town I

think this was our fifth time eating there in the span of a week and the best

thing about coming back here is I guess it you had our favorite restaurant a bit

our bodegon el esquiador and we ordered our favorite dish yes the deer the

air we're like reliving our best meal today and I'm so excited for this idea

we weren't sure if he's gonna be open to Sunday yeah we had our fingers crossed

really no lucky open we're so lucky to complementary bread basket you guys yes

suffice it to say it was delicious but you already knew that

after lunch we met up with the rest of the group and started the drive back to

san martin de los andes you guys know me of course I instantly fell asleep the

minute I got on the bus so here are some beautiful landscapes that Sam filmed

along the way by the time I woke up but we were arriving at our seventh lake in patagonia and

final stop of the day and here is our final Lake of the day this was meant to

be our first Lake Lago Machónico there were low-hanging clouds covering

our view this morning when we drove past so we stopped just now we're almost back

San Martin De Los Andes on this beautiful all the lakes have been beautiful what can I

say lastly of the day mr. cameraman it's hard to believe been to a lot of all

been impressive like this one yeah there's you've been able to walk right

now leak yeah smaller or bigger yes we've had completely different light and

weather throughout the day so what more could you ask for right mm-hmm

glad you did the trip yeah definitely

well well guys Rebecca knows a wonderful tour Oh triangle oh my gosh like the

amount of beautiful lakes in this region and it's all just within or roughly 100

kilometers - yeah that's my shocking I have to see it like when we were first

thinking about like Oh what tours can we do around here and Sam wanted to do the

7 lakes in Argentina I was against it because we had already traveled by bus yeah

from Villa La Angostura to summer theme that us on dislike the exact same

rap it's like we're gonna drive that again there and back why do you what but

yeah it was really cool because this time around we got to stop at the

different lookout points yeah and like we got to go down to the lake for a few

of the stops and we got to meet some nice cats and dogs and ducks and geese I

think he's so there's wildlife and then what was it the Sheep that no the Sheep

what I don't have the receipt crossing except sheep it was it's been a long day

in the floods are those creatures so yeah what we're all fantastic guys if

you're if you're on the fence whether to do it or not absolutely do it again we

had a really good guide and Driver enthusiastic people who really enjoyed

their job joint socializing with people which I've really good luck in Argentina

with really good tour leaders they've all been just enthusiastic and great I

mean the tour was in Spanish so I didn't understand everything

hey I translated for you of it it'd be important before the fact but um oh we

should mention them right so let me pulled up out of my purse so I can tell

you the truth okay so yeah we're just having up the county here which is a

typical plate that we prepare our crackers fruit pears tomatoes

nuts okay so I have the ticket in hand now the price for the tour

was sixteen hundred pesos per person which is basically $40 yeah there are no

extra costs like no entrance fees anywhere we just have to take care of

our own lunch they suggested a restaurant meet but we decided to it's

our favorite because I already know the food there and when I ask people later

like oh how was lunch they said you know so-so in a bit over price so maybe my

only suggestion for the tour would be find your own restaurants you do your

own yeah and I mean the further you eat away from the center the cheap it will

mean it's definitely more touristy and in a particular town but um overall just

a great tour I do it again tomorrow that's how fun it was I wouldn't take it

again tomorrow but it's worth doing once anyway that's it that's it for now and

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