Day 7 Llau Llau Hotel, Bariloche. Patagonia

As luck would have it we appear to arrived in heaven and we have a day off! We are staying in a truly wonderful place called The Llau Llau Hotel and Resort set in a National Park in the Argentine Lake District. It is set between the Mareno and Nahuel Huapi lakes and whichever direction you look in the view is stunning. This place should certainly be on your bucket list. Last night we enjoyed a couple of killer G&T's on the sun terrace before the obligatory rally meal which to be honest are getting a bit tiresome, so today we thought we would go into town with our mates Jon and Chris to experience the local atmosphere and enjoy a late gala lunch. However, once every 10 years in Argentina there is a national census and all the shops, bars and restaurants were closed, luckily it only took half an hour to get there in a taxi.
Our friends Richard and Nicola who we also met on the Peking to Paris had some problems in their Mk 2 Jag a couple of days ago, a broken differential. Regrettably it couldn't be fixed so they have hired a 4x4 but at least they are back in the rally, sort of.
This morning was a good opportunity to give the car a good fettle, nothing adverse to report but a problem with the rear brakes was resolved with a quick phone call to Brian for advice. I forgot it was still the middle of the night in California where he is on holiday so that went down well. Anyway the car is clean and shiny again after being caked in dust inside and out.
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Most of the photos you see here are taken by Peter with his fancy new camera and it's monstrous lens, this one with the hotel in the centre of the shot was taken from the road on the way in, good eh? Will try some more video footage soon, did you see the whale clip on day 4?