Hi John how are you? What have you been up to lately?
Ya know, got on spring break and decided to hop on down to PatagonYAH for a week. U?
Well I got a message probably not more than three weeks ago asking me to come to Argentina. And then I bought a ticket and here I am in Bariloche with you!
Oh, yeah. All this Argentine wine has been making me a bit forgetful.
This week has been real fun. We have been doing outdoorsy things, like trekking for 9 hours in the Andes (being hopelessly lost and dunked in streams and sore from climbing uphill for hours straight) and extreme biking around the Siete Lagos area.
Bariloche is also basically Switzerland and therefore the chocolate capitol of Argentina. This has meant obligatory choco sessions after every meal.
To top off the trip, we are indulging in a big steak/wine/chocolate feast tonight with some friend from the amaaazzzing hostel we{ve been staying at for 20 bucks a night! Go out with a bang before our bus trip back to Buenos Aires tomorrow...
If you ever travel in Argentina, take the bus. It´s like an airplane but with fully reclinable seats, better views, and half the price.
AND if you ever travel to Bariloche, Hostel 1004 is the place to stay. We walked into a ten story building, slightly confused (where is the hostel?). we were directed to the tenth floor, dimly lit, and unsure if we were in the right place, knocked on the door of ´penthouse 1004´. We entered and were AMAZED by the spectacular views the wraparound windows offered. Very comfortable and very chic.
Yeah, ´chic´.
Thats all we have for you now. Bariloche has treated us real nice and I (Alex) for one look forward to coming back someday. We will miss the quaint town and the beautiful mountains but another big adventure awaits: Buenos Aires!
