It is our last morning at Tipiliuke and I thought it might be interesting for you to see the aerial view from Google Maps. 
Tipiliuke Lodge is also known as Estancia Los Pinos. I believe there are over 1000 trees from around the world here! The Estancia is still family owned, but Kevin and Mary Jo are in charge of the guest lodge. We did not meet any of the family on our trip, maybe next time! 
Yes, the weather was sunny and delightful. Back home they were expecting a terrible snow storm. This view is from a little higher up, you an see the meandering stream quite well. If you drive further to the right down 49, you will end up at River House. 
Now from farther up in the sky, you see Junin de los Andes at the top of the picture. San Martin de los Andes is just south and to the west. It’s on a lake, you can’t quite see the lake as the name is in the way.
Our trip to our next stop Villa La Angostura, is on Route 40, also known as Seven Lakes Road. Can you guess how many lakes we will pass today?
After two nights at Villa la Angostura we will continue on 40 towards Bariloche (just under San Carlos on the bottom of the map), then head north to Villa Traful to stay at Arroyo Verde.
You can see Volcano Orsono on the lower left of the map. Last year when we were in Chile we stayed near Osorno!
Here are some lovely pictures from the Tipiliuke website. 
This is the map of the Estancia. It is almost 50,000 acres! The Larminat Brothers came to Tipiliuike in 1909 from France. They fell in love with the area, as does everyone who visits here! The Larminat family still owns the Estancia.
An aerial view of the lodge where we stayed. You can see the pergola where we had lunch on the left of the picture.
There is a beautiful view of Tipiliuke from the back garden. This phot was taken in the fall.
This was the bar, where everyone would gather at all times of the day. This is where I would sit and work on my blog. I would often show Maru or Monica a picture and ask them what it was, for my posts. 
Here is the living room. We didn’t have any fires as it was summer. Here we see the afternoon tea and coffee set up.
After a day of fishing, Steve would return to this sight. How welcoming! Life doesn’t get much better than this, does it? 
Here is a picture of Adrian, who was Steve’s guide. Maru and Monica, comprise the rest of the trio. This picture was taken earlier in the week. Maru left on Tuesday to fly to Buenos Aries to attend her sister’s wedding. There were going to be 400 guests, I told her to keep her eyes open there for a special someone. In my romance novels, weddings are often a great place to meet your future spouse! 
Here is another picture of the interns. Aren’t they handsome? I didn’t inquire if they needed girlfriends back home! Send me your email if interested, and I will try to forward it to the guys!
Here I am saying good bye to Monica! My hat is at a jaunty angle, isn’t it? Monica and I both have our chins placed correctly, our guts are sucked in and our shoulders back. We are picture posing pros!
Okay, good bye Tipiliuke, our driver awaits and we are off to our next Excellent Adventure!
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Linda this place looks amazing! We did have a wallop of a storm here. Another one might be in the works. Just wondering if the meat you were eating was from the estancia where you were staying.
Enjoy!
The meat is not from the Estancia. All the beef has to be purchased from a local butcher. The beef is local though.
Uh Oh. You should have bought the belt buckle! Amazing vacation. Enjoy.
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Yes, I should have. The place we are staying at now does have belts, but not as pretty with the three colors. We will have to get a belt next year!
Bariloche is beautiful. Enjoy.
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