But sometimes, you get where you need.
I am in Patagonia. It is a wondrous place. However, I am traveling without equipment to go backpacking; therefore, my off-road experiences are often limited to the periphery of great sites.
Yesterday, I went to Los Alerces National Park. I believe it was Argentina´s first national park. I, and a Dutch guy from the hostel, caught the first of two buses to the park (8:00 and 2:00). We, and 3 others, got of at Lago Verde. The 3 others were an Argentine couple from BA and an Argentine woman from the province of Buenos Aires. The 5 of us spent the day doing a (somewhat minor) hike in the Green Lake area.
Although I know I may not make it back to this part of the world, there are times when I think that this trip is just a practice run for a future trip - one in which I have a tent. I am probably un poco loco with those thoughts.
The park is quite large, of course, so we only were able to see a small portion of one area of the park but there were some spectacular views. My camera is not able to capture the natural beauty but I attach some pic nonetheless.
We caught the buss back at the end of the day. Although I do not think we walked too much, I was a bit tired as we entered the bus. I do not know the distance of the entire bus ride was, but I remember seeing an ¨Esquel 60 km¨ and that we arrived in Esquel 2 hours later. Ouch. when I was in shape, I think I could have run faster.
We returned in time for me to grab a bite to eat and then head to the local Irish bar (hours 10:00-04:00 Sun - Thurs, 05:00 Fri and Sat) for the weekly salsa lesson. I put on my least dirty clothes and my hiking shoes and hit the dance floor.
After salsa and a fabulous ice cream (Argentina gives US a good run for its money in terms of ice cream), I watched the start of the lunar eclipse as I made my way back to the hostel.
It was a very clear night for more than one-half of the eclipse. As the moon became more covered, the view was eclipsed by clouds. However, when the eclipse was total, the clouds parted and, in the hostel´s backyard, we saw a wonderful site.
I am in Patagonia. It is a wondrous place. However, I am traveling without equipment to go backpacking; therefore, my off-road experiences are often limited to the periphery of great sites.
Yesterday, I went to Los Alerces National Park. I believe it was Argentina´s first national park. I, and a Dutch guy from the hostel, caught the first of two buses to the park (8:00 and 2:00). We, and 3 others, got of at Lago Verde. The 3 others were an Argentine couple from BA and an Argentine woman from the province of Buenos Aires. The 5 of us spent the day doing a (somewhat minor) hike in the Green Lake area.
Although I know I may not make it back to this part of the world, there are times when I think that this trip is just a practice run for a future trip - one in which I have a tent. I am probably un poco loco with those thoughts.
The park is quite large, of course, so we only were able to see a small portion of one area of the park but there were some spectacular views. My camera is not able to capture the natural beauty but I attach some pic nonetheless.
We caught the buss back at the end of the day. Although I do not think we walked too much, I was a bit tired as we entered the bus. I do not know the distance of the entire bus ride was, but I remember seeing an ¨Esquel 60 km¨ and that we arrived in Esquel 2 hours later. Ouch. when I was in shape, I think I could have run faster.
We returned in time for me to grab a bite to eat and then head to the local Irish bar (hours 10:00-04:00 Sun - Thurs, 05:00 Fri and Sat) for the weekly salsa lesson. I put on my least dirty clothes and my hiking shoes and hit the dance floor.
After salsa and a fabulous ice cream (Argentina gives US a good run for its money in terms of ice cream), I watched the start of the lunar eclipse as I made my way back to the hostel.
It was a very clear night for more than one-half of the eclipse. As the moon became more covered, the view was eclipsed by clouds. However, when the eclipse was total, the clouds parted and, in the hostel´s backyard, we saw a wonderful site.
bjm 02.21.08
1 comment:
Wow - terrific scenery!
Glad to hear you were able to enjoy the eclipse.
We had a terrific view here, too ... of course, it was about 3 degs f. at the time!! (so, we didn't stay out long.)
Keep the posts coming. We read and enjoy every one ... even if we don't post comments to every one.
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