Blogs from El Bolsón, Río Negro, Argentina, South America - page 5

Hi everyone, A very important thing has happened since we have last made contact.Yes, i have become a thirty year old. I feel wiser, not necessarily as wise as a thirty year old but hey. But i definitely don´t feel like i am thirty, still feeling like a twenty something year old. Not necessarily looking like a twenty something year old. Oh its difficult! Right straight to or back as we have to rewind, to new years. We had a great night.A very fancy dinner and some lovely wine. Then the ozzie couple we met up the mountains came to the resturant and we joined them and drank somew more wine. It was about 11in the evening when they arrived.Soo it was midnight and the waiters brought out champagne and we all wished everyone "feliz anno ... read more

El Bolson is about 2hours south of bariloche and is famous for beeing a hippy settlement where the likes of janice joplin and jimmy hendrix and others liked to escape to after a hectic tour. It was a really charming place and the people were EXTREMLY laid back and friendly. It was also surrounded by many lakes and mountains with great hikes. On the saturday there was an amazing local market with loads of crafts, food, locally made beer and lots of music. ... read more

I spent 6 days hiking around El Bolson. Each night sleeping in a different refugio. Refugios are rustic buildings and the surrounding areas that function as combination campsites-dorms-restaurant-kitchen facilities and crash pads. Basically they are little communities in the wilderness populated by a couple caretakers and a daily rotation of trekkers. They are located in areas of interest along trails in the mountains - next to a lake or near a canyon or a glacier route. Each refugio has workers who greet visitors, get them registered and setup for the night. Most sell pizza or some other main meal, wine or locally brewed beer. Some have hot showers. Bread and jam are usually available for breakfast. Theoretically you can walk from refugio to refugio with nothing more than a sleeping bag staying on the floor in ... read more

Hi Everyone This is a short note to say i made a booboo with my messages so you have to obviously read the getting to Punto del Diablo first and then Punto del Diablo.I hope you read this first before all of them so you know what to read first , but hey no worries i know you are a clever bunch and will figure it out! Big LOVE g... read more

So we finally left our cabaña in Bariloche on Friday arvo, with Santiago (our landlord for a week) there to bid us farewell. After a giant hug (like the kind my dad gives me) we waved goodbye and wobbled our way down the drive. Panniers on mountain bikes feel different, plus it was Phil's maiden voyage with the loaded Bob (Beast of Burden Ibex trailer). Our first day was what cycle touring is all about: watching the incredible scenery slowly unfold around us, a couple of swims and a siesta in stunning locations, and the suprise of finding a tiny restaurant that sold empanadas and beer right where we wanted to stop. Awaiting us at Rio Manso, a couple of wobbly Km's beyond the restaurant, was the most amazing campground ever. Our lack of spanish shows ... read more