Henley had spent most of the morning convinced that he"d mistakenly left a "house downpayment" as a tip the previous night using his monopoly styled Argentinian currency ! We'd argued convincingly that he was wrong but I have to admit that the loving look of affection that the waiter gave H when we departed had me thinking twice !
We had enough time in the morning to go for a walk & fly the drone while waiting for the arrival of our Catamaran from Barriloche with its boatload of day trippers (a ferry is the only way in/out of Puerto Blest)
Finally just after 11 we said goodbye to our stunningly situated National Park wilderness accommodation settling back on our 300+ seater Catamaran with only the 5 of us + crew on board for the 50 minute return journey.
High forested rocky peaks flew by as we skimmed across the shimmering lake as we made our way to our disembarkation point at Puerta Nuella.
Here we finally jumped back on the bikes for a 1km ride (I know- this sounds more like a bloody travelogue than a bike adventure !) up a nearby hill to our lunch stop a lovely 5 star hotel with stunning views back over the lake.
We might have been a tad out of place mixing it with the Argentinian elite in our well worn lycra but this didn't stop us enjoying our amazing surrounds
After a half day of doing 9/10ths of bugger all we jumped back on our bikes for a circuit of the peninsular taking in some serious short climbs (I can feel the sympathy) to take in some of the spectacular lookouts.
On one of the climbs I got the feeling that Julia exceeded her "gloating" quota for the day when Thommo mumbled an expletive as she sailed past once again on her E-bike. Obviously some serious marital counselling will be needed on their return to the UK!
"Wow"ed"out we finished our short cycling day by making our way in busy traffic to the Bikeway HQ (our tour company) just short of Barriloche
Here the Company owner went out of her way to make sure that we"d get the most out of our rest day and of the local sights in Barriloche - customer service par excellence !
We checked into our hotel an upmarket 4 star hotel right on the foreshore of Barriloche before walking into town where every place seems to sell either Beer or Chocolate - according to Kev and Julia "Just Heaven"!
Surely Kev is not into the beer?
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