Post by Grubb.
Northwest of Bariloche where islets finger off from Lago Nahuel Huapi there is a promontory with a grand hotel called Llao Llao.
The view from the forest surrounding the hotel was worth getting off the #20 bus to hike up a dirt road that had a weathered gray pointer with the barely decipherable “Promontory” carved into the wood. At the end of the road where the trees gave way to the remarkable vista, there was an enlarged map of the area.
The map showed how all the surrounding roads were named after composers. Somewhere tucked behind the trees there was a music camp. We headed down Mozart and took a left at Sibelius that led to an inlet off of Lago Moreno. I listened for strains of Peer Gynt coming from the camp, but I wasn’t rewarded.
Cutting back down Sibelius to get to the Vivaldi shortcut back to the main highway, I did, however, hear sounds that were music to my ears. “Pock! Pock!” I peered over a laurel hedge to see two golfers driving off a tee.
The Llao Llao Resort, Golf-Spa will cost one $186 a night (breakfast included). 21,000 pesos are charged for 18 holes (club rental 5400). That comes out to $26.40. I know it’s a bit of a schlep for a golf trip, but there’s an election coming up this November, and if people really want to get away…
Hit ’em straight !
Sorry, “Peer Gynt” is Grieg — Norwegian, not Finnish.
Right. Walking down Sibelius I was thinking, “Composer, the cold north,” and suddenly I was back in Norway.