Salta, Arg.

Never has one man done so little in a 5 day span.

I arrived in Salta, Argentina this past Wednesday. It is Easter Sunday and i think `what have I done these past 5 days?`

There is much do in the area surrounding Salta. That is what they tell you in the guide books. They may or may not mention that `area surrounding` means 3 hours drinving - in one direction.

So I spent the last few days hanging out in Salta with Gareth and Linsey, a couple I met in Xela, whom I bumped into in a hostel my first day in Salta. Along with G&L, I have been hanging out with an artist from Spain and a wanna-be artist from France. G&L met them on the road in Bolivia and the four have been travelling together for a few weeks.

It has been good to hang with this group. We have had a few group dinners at the hostel, which saves everyone some much-needed Pesos.

G&L moved on today and I thought I would do the same, however, I had not had a good night´s sleep since last Sunday (more, later, on part of the story). Although there is not much to do in Salta during the day, I found myself in discos until much too late each night since I have been here. I am not sure why I was out so late since many of the discos play hours of cumbia - a music that really turns me off.

Last night, I had finally had enough. There was one cumbia song too many and, at 4:30, I left my last Salta disco behind.

bjm 03.23.08