SubscribeAfter a whole afternoon debating whether or not we could afford the time and money required to go further south in Argentina, we decided to go just two hours away from Bariloche to the little town of El Bolson - famous for its beautiful scenery, warm microclimate, great beer and the abundance of organic farms - rather than overstretch ourselves with days of travelling south.
On arrival in El Bolson, we took a taxi to our hostel, which was basically a wooden lodge situated about 3km outside of the town. Aside from the great atmosphere in the place, which was busy and buzzing on at dinner time (9pm onwards here!) one of the great elements of the hostel is its peaceful location. It has a large garden with hammocks dotted all over the place and an organic vegetable patch. As well as a number of older dogs, there is a also a really cute puppy here, who apparently just followed one of the members of staff here back from town and decided to stay put!
On our first day here, we decided to go to the market, which is one of the other things the town is famous for. We had one of the best salads we have had – it was full of peppery leaves and had a soya burger with it MMMMmmmmmm.!!! As well as the usual stuff at the market which you can find all over Argentina, there were some really original little stalls and Zephie ended up getting an amazing pair of handmade ear rings.
The next day we headed to the lake with the intention of doing a bit of a walk, but struggled to find a good trail to do, but ended up relaxing at the beach and going for a dip in the (absolutely freezing) waters of Lake Puelo. We had a little stomp up to the viewpoint where the views were stunning.
Our big walk came the following day when we decided to hike up to the Cajon Azul (Blue Canyon) and to keep the cost of the taxi down, we went with an English couple called Jen and Andy. It proved to be a brilliant day, with a good walk up to the canyon itself, with a couple of very rickety bridges to cross and an opportunity to jump in off the rocks near the top. This was only after much deliberation about whether we should, how cold it would be and if we should do it on the way there or way back.... It was great fun though after the initial shock of hitting the icy mountain water. At the top of trail we realised we were pushed for time so it was a real stomp back to get to the bottom, where we rewarded ourselves with a stir fry and a beer.
This proved a slight error as there was one last climb to get to a place to catch taxi and it proved a difficult task after the 20km walk and the alcohol!!
To reward ourselves for our exertions we had a couple of easy days lying in the hammocks drawing, reading and playing guitar before we set off to Santiago. Onwards to Chile tomorrow!!!!
More pics are to come - the one problem with this place (only problem!!) is the slow internet connection!! :)
1 comments:
Hi David and Zephie!
Have been thinking about you - and have found your blog at last! So glad you came out of the earthquake unscathed. It looks as though you've been having a marvellous time. Happy Birthday to you David for Friday
Love Nia xxxx
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