El Bolsón, Argentina
Man, bandwidth trickles back into the Robot Factory and all of a sudden there is a slur of posts. Fantastic.
I am here in the land of more mountains. We went hiking around Bariloche. We stayed in a refugio at the top of the hike which is a cool concept. You don't have to carry a tent, just some bills to pay your way. However, it was not as nice as the romantic image I had in my mind. There were many backpackers there and it felt very cramped. The kitchen was not cleaned well. The upstairs of the building was the sleeping area. It too was cramped. It had loft type bunks build so that there was an upper and lower sleeping area on both sides of the room. Also, the mattresses upon which one slept were crammed together side by side. You got very cozy with your neighbor. That and all the snoring really made me long for my tent. I was glad to have my ass warm sleeping bag though. To get to the place we hiked for about 40 meters through some snow (a similar six inches that Ted has... oh and by the way, I have your six inches right here).
The plan was that after a night in the refugio we would hike to the next refugio about 5 hrs away (see the plan here: refugio hopping). We were told that this would not be possible as there was still snow on the trails. When we got to the top there were some other people planning to go on and brave the snow. One of those six had snowshoes. The others were just crazy. When we left in the morning it was snowing anew. It carried on for about four hours past dawn. I met up with the guys later at the bus station and they said that they did in fact go on to the next refugio. It was nicer and had fewer people. To get there they walked through snow that was up to their knees or mid thigh at some points. Then, when they were at the top of the pass they slid down the other side for a good two minutes. Thats pretty cool. There was also talk of fording some glacial melt stream with calf deep water, though I don't know where that was on the trail.
All in all, some amazingly beautiful scenery. I am digging it. We have met far more americans now in the more touristy towns in patigonia than we have on our whole trip. That is cool, but the imersion thing suffers some then.
Do you have the Xbox... looking at you Martin, possibly while high....
Tell me how much a DS costs (and maybe the game of the moment) and I will attempt to save money for such a purchase. I do want to play dual strike when I get back if you have not already gotten all 300 stars.
Hope all is going well.
Man, bandwidth trickles back into the Robot Factory and all of a sudden there is a slur of posts. Fantastic.
I am here in the land of more mountains. We went hiking around Bariloche. We stayed in a refugio at the top of the hike which is a cool concept. You don't have to carry a tent, just some bills to pay your way. However, it was not as nice as the romantic image I had in my mind. There were many backpackers there and it felt very cramped. The kitchen was not cleaned well. The upstairs of the building was the sleeping area. It too was cramped. It had loft type bunks build so that there was an upper and lower sleeping area on both sides of the room. Also, the mattresses upon which one slept were crammed together side by side. You got very cozy with your neighbor. That and all the snoring really made me long for my tent. I was glad to have my ass warm sleeping bag though. To get to the place we hiked for about 40 meters through some snow (a similar six inches that Ted has... oh and by the way, I have your six inches right here).
The plan was that after a night in the refugio we would hike to the next refugio about 5 hrs away (see the plan here: refugio hopping). We were told that this would not be possible as there was still snow on the trails. When we got to the top there were some other people planning to go on and brave the snow. One of those six had snowshoes. The others were just crazy. When we left in the morning it was snowing anew. It carried on for about four hours past dawn. I met up with the guys later at the bus station and they said that they did in fact go on to the next refugio. It was nicer and had fewer people. To get there they walked through snow that was up to their knees or mid thigh at some points. Then, when they were at the top of the pass they slid down the other side for a good two minutes. Thats pretty cool. There was also talk of fording some glacial melt stream with calf deep water, though I don't know where that was on the trail.
All in all, some amazingly beautiful scenery. I am digging it. We have met far more americans now in the more touristy towns in patigonia than we have on our whole trip. That is cool, but the imersion thing suffers some then.
Do you have the Xbox... looking at you Martin, possibly while high....
Tell me how much a DS costs (and maybe the game of the moment) and I will attempt to save money for such a purchase. I do want to play dual strike when I get back if you have not already gotten all 300 stars.
Hope all is going well.
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