We are already in Coyhaique! The only bus serving the Carretera Austral from Futaleufú went two hours after we arrived in the Chilean border town on Friday!
But before we tell you our stories from Chile, here are some photos accompanying the recent ‘Quick Update’ –
Tuesday 21st October 2014
Our high-end coach on the route from Puerto Varas to Bariloche
Bye bye, Panamericana…
Lago Puyehue
Río Pilmaiquén
And whoosh – we are in Argentina!
Snow on the Paso Cardenal Antonio Samoré at 1,314 metres above sea level
Iglesia Catedral
First chocolate samples…
Wednesday 22nd October 2014
From uptown to downtown Bariloche it’s a steep descent
We find adventures everywhere we’re going…
We are briefly tempted to buy a car for independent travel through the Patagonian wilderness…
Bariloche and Lake Nahuel Huapi
Of course, we have to feel the water
Careful, Johannes – I haven’t seen any shoeshine boys in town…
We make a friend
The Neo-Gothic cathedral
Time for a coffee…
… and chocolate!
For our British readers…
Thursday 23rd October 2014
Hasta luego, Bariloche
Parque Nacional Nahuel Huapi
In El Bolsón
La Patagonia argentina
Our cabaña ‘Ty Gwyn’ – the white house
Afon Percy – downstream becoming Río Futaleufú in Chile
Pumpernickel on Tour 
Alles Gute zum Geburtstag !
Happy Birthday !
¡ Felicitaciones !
Lieber Herr Beis,
tausende Kilometer entfernt wünschen wir Ihnen alles Liebe und weiterhin eine tolle Fahrt durch Südamerika !! Und natürlich auch viele Grüße an Pumpernickel…..
Wir werden weiterhin gespannt an Ihren Fersen kleben !!
Liebe Grüße
Birgit und Thorsten