Thursday, November 13, 2008

Some more chilling in Bariloche...

I really hope Gustav is getting better in Mendoza (but I have to admit that I have very limited information... I decided to stay longer in Bariloche because the place is very nice and I met incredible people here. On Tuesday I went for some class III/IV rafting. It was - too short - but great since the snow melting makes the river really big. For safety reasons I did not take any picture, but I now it's printed somewhere in there!

Yesterday I woke up at 7am to go trekking with three girls met on the way (dont worry Gustav, I have good company). I was warned at the guides office that it was a really hard trek - at least 5 hours for the climbing part - and that there was snow blablabla... The four of us made it in 3hours something :-). The scenery was spectacular.

This is the place where we ate a small picnic before going down an alternative trail (way longer, but we made it to the 6.45pm bus...).

I just love trekking... Today I was feeling a bit tired (maybe the party yesterday did not help), so I will just chill on the beach next to the lake. Tomorrow I will go trekking with two british girls this time (dont tell the second one she's british cause she's actually scottish...). The scenery is supposed to be even nicer, but the trek is shorter :-(.

I stayed here quite a while because I wanted to take a bus down "Ruta 40", but the first one was going on Saturday, so I had to wait. I have booked all my buses down to El Calafate where I should be by Tuesday night. With some luck, Gustav will feel better by then and will meet me there. On the way there, I'll stop in El Bolson (a nice national park), sleep in Perito Moreno (the city - not the glacier next to El Calafate). I should then stay a couple days in El Chalten...

When planning this trip I thought I would have a lot of time, and until now I thought so, but the closer I am to Ushuaia, the more carefully I need to plan!

13 comments:

Anonymous said...

Je suis la premiere pour la premiere fois =).... en tout cas ca a l air bien beau la bas... quand tu dis que tu as rencontre des gens incroyables, et apres que tu parles de 3 filles, on peut se poser des questions :p et vu que greg dit qu il y a des infos top secretes ! je veux tout savoir... bisouuu (aprobechar = take the best .... je savais plus comment ca
s ecrivait donc je voulais etre sure que tu ais compris). en tout cas j espere que tu vas profiter de ta solitude pour reflechir comme un grand romantique sur le monde, etant en harmonie avec la nature, melancolique du temps qui file entre tes doigts.... la on voit la frustree qui n arrive pas a aligner 3 mois en litterature ici ^^! bisouuuu

Manu said...

Where are the girls??? I m sure you have a nice picture of you beloved by all the girls

Anonymous said...

I am very sad for you ! What a terrible situation to have only 3 weeks in south america left and to be forced to plan your trip ! It must be a horrible feeling and I sure wish I'll never experience it.

Anonymous said...

des tiers externes veulent plus d'informations...nous assurons de garder ces infos secrètes

bises à partager avec qui tu veux...

otarie ferme

Anonymous said...

I personally don't care about those girls. Especially if they're british.

Grégoire said...

I have trust in my brother about his choice to hang out with british girls although it should be off limits ;)

Pierre said...

These were actually french... I had not spoken french for quite a while, so it was really nice. But I am back with the british now...

Anonymous said...

Hi,
Considering the time and money you had to spend to buy these shoes, I think you should look after them more carefully than in the first picture !...
Have nice trecks, preferably with your nice shoes...
Best Regards Jean-Yves

Pierre said...

Actually, I bought these shoes in Bs As... The other ones were really too small, and I could simply not go trekking in Patagonia with it (I did use them for the rafting though...).
After the great trek I had today, I can definitely say it was a great investment (although twice bigger than the first investment in Peru).

Anonymous said...

Finally the girls! Or I already started to think your LA trip was absolutely useless :p But french, british, even scottish....Where the hell are hot latin ones? ;)

Anonymous said...

Hi,
OK the glaciers are beautiful, trecks are great, but please go and visit the nearest cybercafe, don't gorget your cable and post your pictures of ice mountains....
Best regards Jean-Yves

Pierre said...

I promise I will soon... I have seen so many breathtaking landscapes lately! But the area I am in have quite poor internet connection. I am hoping to be able to upload a lot of pictures (about 3/4 posts within 2 days). Be patient!
The Witch should not be so worried. I am doing good.

Pouic said...

Le paysage a l'air bien sympa :)
Et j'avoue que la pose que tu prends dans la première photo est plutôt agaçante/frimeuse ;-)

Content que tu t'éclates à faire du treck :-)