Thursday, January 22, 2015

Cerro Catedral and Sailing!

After a couple days of recovery, our legs were finally ready for a little more hiking.  (Key word: little)  We headed up to Cerro Catedral (the ski area), where we rode a gondola and chairlift to reach nearly the top of the ski resort.

From here, a short trail leads up to the top of the ridge.  It actually turned out be a rare cloudy day, but the views from the top were still great.  Of course, Scott visualized all the great ski terrain available on a winter day.

I underestimated my layering, hence wearing Scott's shirt.

Looking across to the summit of Catedral.
The next day, we signed up for a sailing trip on Nahuel Huapi Lake (this is the main lake Bariloche is located on).  Bear in mind, we have watched the lake for DAYS and it has always had a medium to high amount of wind on it.  On this particular day, not much wind at all.  We actually had to motor out to the center of the lake to catch the little bit of breeze that was there.

I kind of like slow boats. 
We finally got the main sail up and actually picked up a little bit of speed on the way back to the peninsula.  Despite the lack of wind, the weather was absolutely beautiful!  We enjoyed the sunshine, great views of Bariloche, chatting with our fellow passengers, and a very relaxing sail.

Scott enjoying the view from the front of the boat.
Overall, it was a great way to spend one of our last days in Bariloche!

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