day in bariloche patagonia argentina indeed so  today we are finally leaving our cozy little  

chalet in the woods to go on an excursion we're  going on a trip do you know where we're going  

we are going island hopping yes so  we're going to visit Nahuel Huapi

Nahuel Huapi is the name of the lake and the  provincial park but we are going to visit isla  

victoria yes victoria auditoria island and that's  that's what most people mistakenly call the island  

i'm from vancouver yeah instead of vancouver  island they call it victoria island because  

that's the capital capital of the island yeah and  then aside from that we're going to be visiting a  

very famous forest that we've already been to on a  previous trip it is called bosque da rallanes yeah  

it's the outer janes forest yes and it's beautiful  we visited there when we were at villa angustura

we sure did today it's gonna be a brief first stop  since we've already been there but yeah it's a  

beautiful day to be out on the water cruising  to Nahuel Huapi Patagonia and in terms of how  

we got here we hopped on the public bus again  yeah number 20. number 20. that's an awesome  

system it comes like what every i think it comes  every 15 20 minutes yeah yeah something like that  

we hopped on the number 20 and a nice scenic  journey and guys if you want to know how to get  

to this port you'll see the beautiful llao llao  hotel on the left just before you arrive here  

yeah the port's like directly across and it is  called puerto panoelo yeah and so we're just gonna  

check out the port area we have about 45 minutes  until we leave and i can't wait to do this today

so this excursion was super easy to organize and  we actually booked everything online we decided to  

go with a tour operator called cow cow they have  morning and afternoon departures but the morning  

excursion is a bit longer and gives you more time  on victoria island so that might be a good option  

if you want to do a bit of hiking and turn this  into a full day outing also fun fact Nahuel Huapi  

national park is the oldest national park in  all of argentina so that's another reason to

visit

guys we have made it to isla victoria on Nahuel  Huapi our first stop of the day on this little  

boat cruise adventure and it's been kind of hectic  you know getting on the boat cruising it was just  

like 20 minutes on the boat and boom we're there  so we didn't have a chance to tell you the prices  

so now we're just taking a quiet moment to sit  down and let's do some math for anyone planning  

to visit you're gonna love this okay first up  the trip you can do the basic package where it's  

basically just transportation to the island and  you know hiking with a guide or if you're a foodie  

and you're constantly hungry like we are you  can pay to have catering and you get three meals  

yeah every time you're sailing you all you also  get an exclusive seating area too yeah you're on  

the upper deck yeah so that's pretty nice only 12  bucks more so that's what we went for yeah so i  

had a glass of wine you had you had wine red wine  white wine beer three empanadas each yeah and then  

there's gonna be sandwiches and there's going  to be merienda with like pastries and alfajores  

so yeah it's totally worth it if if if your  budget allows for it yes so that was 46 per  

person for the excursion with the guide plus three  meals that's what we paid if you don't want to pay  

for the meals then it's a lot cheaper i think it's  more around the 30 mark right yeah and then aside  

from that you have to pay your admission into the  national park this is parque nacional Nahuel Huapi  

and that was let's do some more math if you're  argentine or if you have a dni it is three dollars  

and if you're a foreigner mr gringo it is almost  seven dollars wrinkle sammy back here so yeah and  

aside from that you also have to pay an  embarkation fee like a boarding fee for getting  

on the boat and that was that's the national park  right no no no oh it's different there's three  

different fees guys wow so i didn't know about  the third one for you know getting on the boat and  

being on a boat on the lake so those three things  that's what we've paid so far yeah once you arrive  

on the island here on isla victoria they have  different guides so you can do a difficult hike  

that has a bit of a higher incline or you can  do an easy hike and then there's another guide  

for anyone who speaks english yeah we just kind  of ran away it's like okay we're meeting at four  

we're doing our own thing we're just gonna be  aware of the time and uh yeah it's actually nice  

because there's a lot of people but they disperse  quickly and now it feels like we have the island  

to ourselves i know like when we first got off the  boat there were like hundreds of people everywhere  

and it's like oh and now they they're all doing  their own thing everyone's sitting there we have  

it feels like we have this part of the park  to ourselves yeah so that's pretty cool  

and we have about an hour and 20 minutes here  so we'll do a little hiking enjoy the scenery  

and yeah it's good then we hop back on the  boat and we're going to gobble some more food  

once we disembarked in puerto rina  it was time to explore the island  

the beach is a lovely place to linger if  you happen to visit on a warm and sunny day  

plus there are also hiking trails with cool  lookout points along the way let's get started

we learned this a bit too late but even though  this destination is advertised as a day trip  

there's actually a lodge on the island where you  can spend the night the place is called osteria  

isla victoria and it's a pretty luxurious place  offering kayaking mountain biking guided hikes  

gourmet meals and unbeatable views if we get the  chance to go back we definitely want to stay there  

let's get started

so we followed the signs towards the beach and the  the rock paintings those cute paintings we did and  

then we started climbing we saw a trail we saw  a trail so basically you walk by and then you'll  

notice a beach to your right and to your left you  have stairs going up and that's 150 meter ascent  

so right now we're almost at the at the peak  look-up point the views are spectacular from here  

we seem to have lost the crowds which is wonderful  

oh it's just so it's postcard picture beautiful  here guys yeah there's no other way to describe  

it i agree it's just amazing the the snow-capped  mountains in the background yeah turquoise waters  

the forest the yellow the yellow blossoming  flowers oh yeah all the shrubs and bushes are  

in bloom this time of year so beautiful here  and we still have 45 minutes so it's gonna  

kind of take it in grab some views from up here  and then start making our way back to the boat  

so

we then got back on the boat and continued  the journey to the famous arallanes forest  

hello hello time for an update yes we've uh we've  been enjoying a company we've uh found on the on  

the ferry ride on the boat ride we've met um a  couple that lives in in the us but they're from  

korea so we've been talking about our travels in  korea and other places sam got to practice the  

the little korean yeah members yeah and then  we also many years away we also met a guide  

that lives close to where you grew up oh yeah in  uh in argentina yeah in the sierras of cordoba  

so there's been a lot to talk about we didn't  film a whole lot yeah basically we've been  

social and put the camera down  yeah once but now we've arrived  

in the place that we visited like what half  a year ago exactly we are back in bosque  

yes so it's the the forest of the arillanes the  famous tree out here and yeah it's so nice to be  

back this was one of our favorite hikes earlier in  the year so we'll show you a bit what's going on

los arrayanes national park was created in  1971 with the sole purpose of protecting the  

forest of the rare aradan trees the  trees in this forest are believed to  

be around 300 years old though there are  some specimens upwards of 400 years of age  

the aradan is known for its cinnamon-colored  bark and they are surprisingly cool to the touch  

this is because their bark is so thin that you can  feel the sap inside the tree which is pretty cool  

we found a little quiet section of the forest all  to ourselves we went the opposite way the opposite  

way we walked clockwise everyone else is going  counterclockwise so we have to like pass them but  

then once we got here oh i feel like i probably  sound very anti-social like i don't want to say  

people raw but i just feel like i enjoy nature so  much better when there's there's less people yeah  

no crowds thing is um the the nice thing if you go  from villa angostura is that you get dropped off  

and you can walk this beautiful um this beautiful  island there's this beautiful park at your own  

pace at your own pace yeah it's interesting doing  this tour for the second time because like you  

mentioned when we did it from villa angostura i  think it was also the end of the tourist season  

so it was just a lot quieter a smaller group and  then we walked back on our own so we could really  

you know stop to enjoy the forest so on this tour  we only have 30 minutes here to walk around the  

loop and there's the option of following the guide  and he'll give you information tell you about the  

trees and the forest and things like that or  you can walk it on your own but still it's  

it's a quick visit it's like a little pit stop  basically so i would say if you really want to  

enjoy this place come on your own come on your  own and come to vishalangostura where you can  

do it on a day trip and you can walk back into  town basically a full day activity yeah yeah  

so

once we finished our excursion of Nahuel  Huapi national park and arrived back at  

the port we saw the beautiful llao  llao hotel at the top of the hill  

it was just a little too irresistible so we  decided to treat ourselves to a nice dinner  

now i would recommend making a reservation  in advance if you can because the front desk  

didn't seem so keen on walk-ins but we did  manage to get a table at their cafe patagonia  

we also got to go down to their cellar to select a  bottle of wine and we then ordered fondue for two

alrighty so we are having the malbec wine the  national wine of argentina and it's from a bodega  

we know really well potato we've had their wines  in canada we've had them in argentina many times  

this is a special limited edition this is  bottle 380. the other thing too holding this  

in the hand this wine bottle is like twice  or three times as heavy it's like a special  

bottle like skookum heavy it's a  it's a really high quality bottle  

and i love the uh you can see it says  the llao llao from the front and the wine

velvety very very nice i would  say exquisite exquisite it's uh  

extremely good it's gonna go  great with our with our fondue

the fondue has arrived the fondue is here indeed  it is a giant clay pot full of melted cheese  

three different types of cheese to go along with  it we've got some plums dried plums toasted bread  

there's cooked ham little sausages seasoned  bread and noisette potatoes show how much  

cheese you can get look at that guys you  can get lots of cheese it just keeps going  

one more time for one more time for the camera  perfect one more time perfect all right guys  

there's just so many different things to try  in this cheese i'm going to try to give you  

an opinion of what's the best so we're starting  off with ham basically cooked ham if you're not  

smothering it you're not doing it justice look at  that sam's already lost a few pieces in the cheese  

would you like a little ham with your cheese

okay perfect combination how many  cheeses go together so well um  

even more so cheese and wine  and cheese cheese and wine  

they go hand in hand i've never tried plum yeah  that should be interesting oh that even that's  

even covered in more cheese unless look at that  how high can i go we have to test it out here

this is amazing we have so much food to eat i  really don't think we're going to be able to  

eat it all but we're gonna eat a lot of it

wow you're doing well for  someone who didn't want anything

sorry what i'm doing really well  for someone who didn't want it

we're finishing another night here  on a couch in our cozy little cottage  

so last night where did 10 nights go oh man  guys we had such lofty goals of editing every  

single day i know we well we got distracted by  the beautiful the beauty of bar lucy and the  

breweries and the breweries and binge watching  on netflix of the crown just one day guys season  

three we watched all ten episodes in one day this  will be irrelevant by the time you're watching  

yeah anyways what a meal what an experience  at the jojo hotel that was a great day overall  

it was a good day i couldn't think of a better  day to finish things off here yeah and tomorrow  

we're going to al bazon maybe our favorite place  in patagonia so far we hope you'll stay tuned for  

that it should be a lot of fun and um yeah what  a great time in bariloche argentina definitely  

come here i used to think this place maybe was a  bit overrated it's not it's worth the hype and um  

okay that's all i've got that was sam's opinion  after like riding in a bus through like a back  

street of bariloche argentina there's way more  to it and the nature and yeah it's amazing the  

more we've explored the more we've appreciated it  and uh this won't be our last time here but for  

now this is the end of our time in bar lucy should  we tell people how much dinner costs should we do  

some math is it too late to be doing math it was  just we ordered a really fancy one you did you got  

carried away i you know what i realized i've never  really ordered an expensive bottle of wine every  

time we've ordered wine in restaurants it's always  been in countries where it's quite affordable