Good Morning!
A beautiful breakfast spread.
I need to photoshop out the little bit of scrambled egg that escaped!
Here is a beautiful mural on leather in the dining room. The artist projected the design unto the hide and then scraped off the hair.
We are to go on a hike with K and Juan. Off we go through the gates.
A beautiful view. I am told that an even better view is only thirty minutes more of a walk. Will I make it?
Five minutes past the last picture and I change my mind. The part of me that says an eight mile hike is not my idea of a vacation says “yes!”, that is my throne, and it awaits me! K and our guide Juan will hike for another twenty five minutes to see the view.
My view. 4965 steps is enough for me. I will have 4965 steps on my return.
Lo and behold a hearty group of mountain bikers chug up the hill. Hola! They are past me before I realized what a great shot I could have had. This is them farther up the hill.
C and I returned back to the lodge for lunch.
Potatoes and chicken.
Salad.
Dessert.
I settled down with a book while C went hiking again.
What was under my book? In the coffee table was a display of flies.
Around 5pm a beautiful rainbow appeared.
It’s time for a Pisco sour!
Here is Julio offering me some empanadas!
The mushrooms were not pickled, but warm and sautéed in spices.
The bar in the dining room was very interesting.
Soup with conger, which is a fish, not an eel, although it looks like an eel.
Hearts of palm, corn, asparagus and some tough beef.
Currant mousse, with crumbly pieces of meringue. It was way too sweet for me, but several guests finished it!
What’s your step goal for the day?
Do you wear a helmet when you ride a bike?
Shouldn’t all watermelon be seedless?
This is the brochure for Nico’s boat. 
The boat was very comfortable, there was a canopy so we wouldn’t get too much sun, and a cabin with a place to go to the bathroom. 
We departed from the dock at Manzano, and were going to cruise to Bosque de Arrayanes for a short hike. Here we are all cozy on the boat, ready to take off. I am swearing Steve’s Tilley hat. 
Although much of the lake was protected as a National Park, there were lots of lodging places near this part of the lake. We were not far from the ski area, Cerro Bayo. This place was a great place to vacation. Summer activities in the summer, and skiing in the winter. Nico said that he gave cruises in the winter also! 
This map without the fingers gives you a better idea how big the lake is. That is still not all of the lake!
There were beautiful vistas everywhere you looked. More of Paulo’s tattoos. No, I did not ask him how many he had!
We arrived at the dock for our hike and Nico secured the boat. Paulo was going to stay aboard the boat. 
It was around 11:00, no one else was in the park. It often gets very busy later in the afternoon with tour boats laden with guests who want to explore.
Let’s prove that we were here!
These trees are called Arrayans. Some were really tall!
They have a smooth bark, that is very cold to the touch. The bark looks a little scaly, but it was not very rough. Some of these trees are 300-600 years old!
Don’t we make a cute couple? The answer is yes!
Nico is trying to tell us something here. There was so much to remember!
We saw some lovely fuchsia. 
More pretty flowers.
Steve is demonstrating how big this tree is! 
Some of the trees had a type of fungus near the top. 
Nico told us that Walt Disney came here, and was inspired to make the movie Bambi. I will have to go home and watch the movie to see if their are any similarities. 
Eventually the cruise boats always show up! 
Our walk is over and we head back to the boat to rescue our cruise. Our walk was the small circle. Ambitious hikers could walk all the way to Villa La Angostura. No thank you!
Nico asks Steve if he would like to troll for fish while Paulo prepares our tapas.
Of course! Steve settles down and assumes the trolling position. There is not much work to do when you troll, you just hold onto the rod and wait for a fish to take the lure. 
We go by some very interesting rocks. The area looks very much like Lake George. Steve gets to sit with me, enjoy the view and troll for fish. What could be better than this?