Bariloche
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Well apart from being very very cold Bariloche is heaven on earth, all the chocolate i can eat and the best icecream i have tasted and wonderful views. Then there are all these activities to do like hiking, rafting and whatever.
On the way from Mendoza i met an irish girl in the bus, Christina. We decided to go to the same hostel. Then we found out about the hiking routes here (since i havent moved my ass since i went to Brazil almost three months ago) and the next day we went to a 2 days hike. They didnt really tell us about the conditions. They said oh there is a shelter, it is around zero degress bla bla bla. So i helped Christina buy a basic equipment and she rented hiking shoes.
Off we went and it started with this beautiful views in an amazing walley between two mountains. We hiked on and suddenly we werent walking on a route but in a river. We walked for a while but then went back, fotunatly we met a guy who works in the shelter and he told us this was the route. So we hiked up the river for a while and took of our shoes couple of times. Then we continued and christinas feet start to hurt because of the bad shoes she borrowed. On we went since it was too late to turn back.
We hiked up the mountain, met a few people on the way down that told us about a really strong river we had to cross and 1 hour hike afterwards in the snow. And i didnt have my sandals to cross rivers with me.,...
We finally came to the river and it was very very very strong, too strong to cross barefoot. there was a rope to s upport us but still not enough support. So i decided that if we werent gonna drown we had to cross in our shoes, even if it ment one hour in snow with wet shoes. So we did and survived. Then there was a hard uphill hike in snow with wet shoes. After that we came to the shelter and had a great evening chatting.
The next morning we hiked up in the mountain in beautiful views and then started hiking down. When we came to the river i decided to cross barefood since it wasnt as strong and i didnt want to hike for 6 hours with wet shoes. After crossing it took couple of minutes to get blood back into the toes, very ´painful. Then we continued, it was a beautiful sunny day. After 6 hours hiking down we came to the road of starting point. this time of year there are no buses. So we started to walk into town. Christinas legs were really hurting at this time so we walked very slowly. Luckily a yellow 50 year old pickup truck stopped and a guy offered us lift into town(at least 1 1/2 hour walk away)
Then we got into Bariloche and in the evening had a azada, a argentinian barbeque. I drank a bi of red wine and went to bed.
the next day we cruised the chocolate stores and icecream stores in town. mmmmm Then we took a bus too look at hotel llao llao, the most famous (and snobbish) hotel in Argentina. In the evening it was party time for a while but then to sleep for a couple of hours. The reason for that? Rafting today! That is where i am off to now, with Angela(australia) Christina (irish) and Shirley (israel)
So now i am waiting for the guide to come and pick us up
Take care babys
I am coming home soon!
Stella
Well apart from being very very cold Bariloche is heaven on earth, all the chocolate i can eat and the best icecream i have tasted and wonderful views. Then there are all these activities to do like hiking, rafting and whatever.
On the way from Mendoza i met an irish girl in the bus, Christina. We decided to go to the same hostel. Then we found out about the hiking routes here (since i havent moved my ass since i went to Brazil almost three months ago) and the next day we went to a 2 days hike. They didnt really tell us about the conditions. They said oh there is a shelter, it is around zero degress bla bla bla. So i helped Christina buy a basic equipment and she rented hiking shoes.
Off we went and it started with this beautiful views in an amazing walley between two mountains. We hiked on and suddenly we werent walking on a route but in a river. We walked for a while but then went back, fotunatly we met a guy who works in the shelter and he told us this was the route. So we hiked up the river for a while and took of our shoes couple of times. Then we continued and christinas feet start to hurt because of the bad shoes she borrowed. On we went since it was too late to turn back.
We hiked up the mountain, met a few people on the way down that told us about a really strong river we had to cross and 1 hour hike afterwards in the snow. And i didnt have my sandals to cross rivers with me.,...
We finally came to the river and it was very very very strong, too strong to cross barefoot. there was a rope to s upport us but still not enough support. So i decided that if we werent gonna drown we had to cross in our shoes, even if it ment one hour in snow with wet shoes. So we did and survived. Then there was a hard uphill hike in snow with wet shoes. After that we came to the shelter and had a great evening chatting.
The next morning we hiked up in the mountain in beautiful views and then started hiking down. When we came to the river i decided to cross barefood since it wasnt as strong and i didnt want to hike for 6 hours with wet shoes. After crossing it took couple of minutes to get blood back into the toes, very ´painful. Then we continued, it was a beautiful sunny day. After 6 hours hiking down we came to the road of starting point. this time of year there are no buses. So we started to walk into town. Christinas legs were really hurting at this time so we walked very slowly. Luckily a yellow 50 year old pickup truck stopped and a guy offered us lift into town(at least 1 1/2 hour walk away)
Then we got into Bariloche and in the evening had a azada, a argentinian barbeque. I drank a bi of red wine and went to bed.
the next day we cruised the chocolate stores and icecream stores in town. mmmmm Then we took a bus too look at hotel llao llao, the most famous (and snobbish) hotel in Argentina. In the evening it was party time for a while but then to sleep for a couple of hours. The reason for that? Rafting today! That is where i am off to now, with Angela(australia) Christina (irish) and Shirley (israel)
So now i am waiting for the guide to come and pick us up
Take care babys
I am coming home soon!
Stella
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