http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from South America , Argentina , Río Negro , El Bolsón en-us Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:31 +0000 Wed, 22 May 2013 05:16:31 +0000 This updated is for all you Claire followersWhat happened to Claire What caused her to miss the trekking in Torres Del Paine in Chile We all know it clearly wasn39t my super company that turned her away no one would ever run from that And for the record Justin there is no baby though we often talk about the food babies growing in our belliesAh so much to tellLet39s take a step bac http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-779506.html We were back to a familiar place that we both loved. A place with as the title says shed loads of mountains lakes and right in the heart of it all a huge 3000m volcano. Pucon was the towns name and familiar well because it has a landscape similar to New Zealand and a town not dissimilar to an Alpine one.The overnight bus ride flew by and the jet lag was almost gone. What were 4am sleep times h http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-776253.html http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-774962.html Wie geplant sind wir also zur gekuerzten Nahuel Huapi Traverse aufgebrochen. Irgendwie haben wir die erste Tagesetappe unabsichtlich etwas verlaengert weil wir den Anfang des Wegs nicht so richtig gefunden haben. Also haben wir einfach einen Weg genommen der in die gewuenschte Richtung ging in der Hoffnung dass es dann passt. Dabei haben wir gekonnt immer wieder einen MountainbikeTrail erwisc http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-762654.html The snow in Bariloche was getting pretty terrible so Owen and I went to Esquel to try out Cerro La Hoya. We met a couple skiers at the hostel who said the best way to get to the hill was to hitchhike. The alternative was a 60 pesos bus ride which didnt sound nearly as cool as hitchhiking. The hill was icy and they had the backside of the mountain closed because there werent enough people http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-736421.html Theres a small town about 130 km south of Bariloche called El Bolson. Wed heard a lot about it and decided to go check it out. We took a bus which ended up taking about 4 hours because of the weather but it was a good chance to check out some awesome mountain scenery. The town was pretty laid back compared to Bariloche. We spent the next day hiking Cerro Amigo and checking out the town th http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-736410.html I start with an apology for the delay since my last post. The reason for those who don39t know will be revealed in the next few posts but as I have been encouraged to continue with my blog up until the fateful day I shall.San Carlos de Bariloche was not in fact closed at all. Come the late afternoon when I decided to go for a walk it was open for business. Being a Sunday this was perhaps unu http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-703781.html We arrived in El Bolson around noon Wednesday March 14th to clear skies and beautiful temperatures Id guess high 70s to low 80s. By this point weve established a routine. Try to get information from the bus terminal. If information isnt available there find out where the tourist information office is and head there. The information we typically look for is 1 Where are the cam http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-697762.html From Bariloche it39s a short but beautiful hop a mere three hours in the bus along a road boxed in on both sides by soaring snowcapped mountains to the small but intriguing town of El Bolsn. Wedged between two mountain ranges El Bolsn couldn39t have a more impressive setting. The mild microclimate its position produces has made El Bolsn one of the country39s prime fruitgrowin http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-673270.html Heya from Patagonia WooWe39re currently in El Bolson a lovely arty hippy town in beautiful North Patagonia. Tomorrow we head out on our most epic bus journey yet some 26 hours south to El Calafate Since our last update we39ve been on bikes on no less than 3 occassions. I promise you this is not my influence. First was the 39not to be missed39 Mr Hugos bikes and wineries tour http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-662845.html After an interesting week hitchhiking etc we got back on the tourist trail and went to El Bolson a small hippy town in the argentine lake district much more impressive than the English one. Spent a couple of days hiking to some beauty spots which were pretty much deserted apart from us we even saw a pudu a very small rare deer drinking local beer and eating great steakFrom there we we http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-615555.html Reko is a Mapuche word meaning clear water and it is the name of my home for the next month. I arrive after a jolting taxi ride along stone tracks to find a nine year old boy brandishing a saw blade enter Apollo a mini overlord with the intelligence and audacity to preside over all volunteers that enter his home. His father and uncle Gerardo and Gabriel ten years ago exchanged their http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-607407.html Anathallo Dokkoise HouseAnathallo HanasakajijiiThe only difference between hippies from Argentina and Canada is their native language They look the same dress the same act the same and smell the same I found it strange that El Bolson a self proclaimed refuge from the hectic world for hippies has yet to ban plastic bags. El Calafate and El Chalten both have banned plastic bags from http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-594506.html Patagonia 3 http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-591570.html El Bolson is a town 2 hours south of Bariloche. It is described as very hippie which I would agree with because it was extremely laid back and full of people with dreads. However getting to El Bolson was anything was laid back...not surprising though considering our luck with buses. We arrived at the bus terminal in Bariloche an hour early in order to make sure we did not miss the bus. The ticke http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-584847.html We spent eight nights in El Bolson the longest that we have remained in one place so far on our trip. The place was simply beautiful and it was difficult to tear ourselves away. El Bolson a small hippie town just two hours south of the more famous Bariloche in the Rio Negro province. It is surrounded by mountains and small waterfalls and is really close to the popular Lago Puelo. The resort http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-566921.html Coucou tous como andanVoici la suite de notre rve qui fut sans aucun doute une de nos parties favorites d Argentine.Mon rcit commencera par cette exprience du train en Argentine celui que nous avons pris pour nous rendre Bahia Blanca ce train nous ne l oublierons pas de si tt...en effet il ressemblait un train des annes 50. L intrieur tait tout en bois les portes r http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-499344.html So things continue to be good at this location.I spent 3 days in the forest and found some amazing things.First and most amazing was a forest of trees aging from 10002000 years old. They weren't that tall but they were definitely strange looking. There bark was also strange so thick and light. The trunks only grow 2cm in diameter every 20 years. The oldest one found recently was 3600 yea http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-497395.html So 28 hours on the bus passing through the unimpressive cities of Rio Gallegos and Comodoro Rivadavia finally landed me in El Bolson.It has some tourists but most of them aren't here now.I followed signs to a 'hostel' which ended up being far further away than expected.And what I found would end up being far beyond what I had expected.Now to be completely honest I have really been enjoying mys http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-496182.html We made it to el Bolson yesterday. It has been very scenic and there are many pictures to load onto the computer. Jamil and I had a trek just finding a place to stay. We spent a couple of hours walking from one alberque to another looking for a clean friendly place. We have a great little apartment above our duena's landlady'shouse. We may stay here a bit an extra couple of days because of t http://www.travelblog.org/South-America/Argentina/Rio-Negro/El-Bolson/blog-488223.html