We spent Tuesday wandering around Bariloche, the weather was lovely (again) so we walked down by the lake, to the town square, where you can have your photo taken with St Bernards and huskies, and then we visited the Cathedral which was built about 10 years ago. Now I`m not one for churches, mainly due to the fact that I had to go to cathedral twice a week when at school and I was mentally scarred as a result, but this one was excellent. It had a number of stained glass windows, and even plaster sculptures depicting the birth, death and resurrection of Christ. It was really peaceful and we spent a good half hour just sitting, taking it all in, and trying to take the odd surupticious photo...

In the evening we headed to tthe Irish Bar (yes they even have them in Argentina) and then onto a restaurant where I had a chunk of cow the size of a brick for about 2 quid...it was magnificent. I can`t tell you how much better the food is over here. Jen had some creamy rice and chicken combo which was excellent too. With drinks, bread, a main course and service (for 4...) the whole lot came to about 14 quid...BARGAIN!!

We´ve booked ourselves onto a night bus to take us to Puerto Madryn today. This is the drop-off point for the Valdes Peninsula, where most of Argentina`s wildlife casn be found. We`re hoping to get a glimpse of Magellen Penguins, Elephant Seals, Southern Right Whales, Dolphins, and possibly Orca which are sometimes seen just off the coast. the plan then is to gradually head south towards Torres Del Painè and the Moreno Glacier. We will bid farewell to our traveling chums, Mark and Lucy tonight as they`re heading north before south so we might not see them again. It`s been really great to have good company over the last week or so especially as Lucy speaks great Spanish!!!!

We´ve tentatively blown our budget into orbit with a Galapagos cruise and diving trip - have a look here . We're doinjg a 7 night cruise on M/V Seaman leaving on 27th November. We're just waiting for confirmation but it looks amazing and should be a great way to end the trip. We´ve also brought our flight to Europe forward a couple of days so we don`t arrive on Xmas Eve...