I am outta here. Off to Chile today and not going to be returning to Argentina this time. Guess that means I need to waste the 20 pesos I still have in my pocket. Had a pretty good time here in Bariloche, it is quite the Alpine oasis in the middle of nowhere, although can´t say the rafting was as good as in West Virginia, though the people I met were pretty good. The longer I travel the less I care about what I actually do and the more I care about what kind of people I stumble across.
This means I am officially leaving Patagonia as well.... I had considered taking a plane to skip through the desolation...but ended up taking a bus the whole way. Didn´t want to cheat with a plane...I reckon riding the bus and seeing the continent is part of the experience, so I will continue with buses until I reach Peru. Can´t say the scenery in Patagonia affected me the way it has many writers over the years (if I should dare call myself a writer)...but then it´s basically an empty desert wasteland and I have actually seen a few such places...the Iraq-Syria border, West Texas, the Outback, and 29 Palms come to mind.
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Friday, December 28, 2007
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Feliz Navidad
Well, cannot say i am happy to spend another Xmas away from home, especially here in this little backward town in Patagonia, but that is how it goes I guess....
Comodoro Rivadavia is my current location. Had lunch at the local Petrobras gas station, which is about the only place open in this town. I asked for tacos off of the ¨Mexican menu¨and ended up getting fajitas. I asked two different waitresses (yes, there where waitresses in this gas station...) if my meal was the tacos and they both said yes. Just because the all speak Spanish certainly doesn´t give them the same concept when it comes to food.
Speaking of food, actually, one of the things I am going to miss most about Argentina is the asado or barbecue. When the Argentines go to have an asado they basically grill up a ton of meat, add a little salad and bread, and along with some red wine go to town. No potatoes or other extras that you don´t want or need. Mostly just a lot of good meat.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Cities_of_Tierra_del_Fuego.png
Comodoro Rivadavia is my current location. Had lunch at the local Petrobras gas station, which is about the only place open in this town. I asked for tacos off of the ¨Mexican menu¨and ended up getting fajitas. I asked two different waitresses (yes, there where waitresses in this gas station...) if my meal was the tacos and they both said yes. Just because the all speak Spanish certainly doesn´t give them the same concept when it comes to food.
Speaking of food, actually, one of the things I am going to miss most about Argentina is the asado or barbecue. When the Argentines go to have an asado they basically grill up a ton of meat, add a little salad and bread, and along with some red wine go to town. No potatoes or other extras that you don´t want or need. Mostly just a lot of good meat.
http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/0/0e/Cities_of_Tierra_del_Fuego.png
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