Bariloche, Argentina

Tonight is our last night in Bariloche. Right now, we're all sitting on our beds (2 twins and a queen, yes they have different bed arrangements here), focusing our attention on our iPads or phones. Bariloche was a nice change from our last two towns because we actually stayed here for a while and had a chance to slow our pace a little bit and truly get a feel for the town. We spent a lazy Sunday afternoon walking through the city and visited an Ice Bar that night. Monday was our first outdoor adventure as we went white water rafting. It was Tiffany and Megan's first time rafting and they handled it like pros. No one fell in and no one got hurt, staying true to our 'no dying' rule. Tuesday we split up- Tiffany and Lula went on Canopy (zip lining) and Megan and I went kayaking. We all enjoyed these activities and Megan and I got some really cool pics. The lake we kayaked on was large and surrounded by mountains. It was a perfect day for our first time kayaking.

The four of us at the Bariloche Ice Bar. Yes, it was very cold!
Me, Megan, Tiffany, Lula

   Today, Wednesday, we split up again. Tiffany checked out the Cerro Otto, which is a large cable car that takes you to the top of one of the mountains here. Lula enjoyed a lazy morning and then visited the spa for a massage, facial and mani/pedi. It's her goal to visit a spa in each country that we visit and so far she's doing pretty good. Megan and I toured the Circuit Chico, which is a collection of four very popular tourist locations. Similar to Tiffany, we took a ski lift to a mountain top and were rewarded with fabulous views of the city and its lakes and mountains. We stopped at another view point and also shopped among the vendors set up there. We drove by the Hotel Llao Llao which is a very expensive and absolutely amazing hotel/compound. If I can scrounge up the nightly fee of $3,500 USD I will definitely stay there sometime in the future.
    Tomorrow we have a 20 hour bus trip to Buenos Aires, where we will again split up and go different ways for a little while. But for now, we sit together weaving in and out of our wifi comas, laughing at silly jokes, listening, as always to Beyonce, until one by one we'll fall asleep.
Good night Bariloche. And goodbye too.