Cloudy, sometimes light rain and again many meters up and down to the south along many lakes towards Bariloche. Not many ways to spend money on the way and the camp site is free too with minimal service, took me a while to find water. Swimming in the lake instead of a shower and using a biodegradable soap only back on the shore and my towel to both rub the soap in and take it away. Lago Espejo.
Ferry started at 10 and took 2hours. Wilderness along the lake shore. 10km paved to the border. Was quick for the many stamps I got and officers I had to see. As I passed the border Argentina started to cry and the rain did not really stop all day. Then a bad gravel road, with washboard and big boulders all the way to St Martin de los Andes. Maximum cash from ATM was 15000 AR Pesos, about 85Euros.
Conaripe to Puerto Fuy to take ferry via a lake to Argentina. Starting at low altitude and Puerto Fuy at 620m was not the problem, but the many steep up and downs along the lake shores. Nice views to volcanos Villarrica and Coshuenco. Tonight bivouac at Lago Pirihueico.
I am tight in internet data, so I attach only smartphone pictures and reduce them in size.
Bad luck yesterday with changing money, only 50$ in a Restaurant along the road to Villa Arrica. Was 9pm until I found a place to stay on the road to Purcon. This morning the ATMs did work. Took me a long time to find camping gaz. So a short day concerning kilometers with a long stay in Lican Ray for swimming and on to Conaripe and a camp site at the lake.
As far as I know it is called "bike-packing" nowadays, when you travel with your bike. My bike, well one of the pack of wolves, has been packed as well... 9 1/2 weeks or so in Patagonia coming up. reduced the size of the original cardboard by 40cm in one dimension. See you mid February. Thanks to my neighbour from Palmstrasse for the cardboard, https://www.vehomachina.de/ via ebay kleinanzeigen.
