Puerto Montt (Chile) – Villa La Angostura (Region 7 lagos – Argentina)

We are back on the bikes! Finally! It is fantastic! On a sunny day we leave Puerto Montt and ride the road back to the region of the seven lakes north of Bariloche in Argentina.

Christy is doing fine, but every time we stop we get funny looks from people. It is quite an unusual sight when Christy is taking her crutches off the bike and wobbling around on them in her biker dress.

We take it easy and stop for the night in a small roadside hotel. I will remember that place very well for the low door on which I bumped my head almost every time I passed it. Even though I got reminded of the low door with a quite painful event every time I just didn’t seem to learn it. It was great fun to put on the helmet the next day.

The boarder crossing to Argentina was quite busy but at least here Christy’s misfortune was good for something: we could pass the long line to get upfront so the crossing was done in no time.

We have seen it a couple of times on border crossings, that in between the Chilean and Argentinian customs there is quite some distance. But nothing like here. It is more than 30km from leaving Chile to entering Argentina.

Till here it was a pretty cold and cloudy day. But the Argentinian side welcomed us with nice and warm weather. We went 40km into the area of 7 lagos on the road to San Martin. The area reminded me a lot of the Black Forest, my home in Germany. There are many huge lakes and the road winds through them beautifully and making it a great day on the motorbike. A short gravel part stopped us (we didn’t want to risk too much gravel since for Christy’s foot it was still painful to get vibrations on the bike). So we turned back to Villa la Angostura. We found a nice campsite and had a relaxing evening with other local bikers.

Christy is checking the bike. We lowered it a bit so she would be able to reach the ground better with her foot.

One of the nice birds in the area…

It was quite a sight: Christy with her crutches and the orthopaedic boot on the bike…

Long lines at the border. We put up our camping chairs to make a little break.

The national park of Puyehue is very nice with a great road.

The clouds were low that day and it was cold.

Fantastic contrasts with the green forest.

Going down on the Argentinian side it got noticeable warmer.

The region of the seven lakes indeed has lakes.

Riding was fantastic: good roads, little traffic, nice surroundings.

Great views. This area is very famous for local tourism as well. There is even a ski area in winter.

Making a little break. The chairs we bought are really great for Christy. So she can rest her foot.

Christy wobbling back to the bike.

Since Christy is getting better we can even go camping.

More lakes and views.

It is a great area here…