El Bolson

We are now in El Bolson.  It is known as the “Boulder”of Argentina.  It is known as such because it is a place that is liberal and open to alternative lifestyles.  A group of hippies established a community here in the 70's and they still seem to be going strong.  Here there is a market every other day that showcases the crafts and food of the people of the region.  We walked through it today and had a great time.  The climate is good for berries and barley and all sorts of tasty things so they also make some very tasty beer as well as berry-flavored beers, which Suzanne likes.  The beer is quite strong, a bottle of it can make me slightly tipsy, but also quite good.  Today we went to a cerveceria or brewery and sampled some of their hand crafted beer and had a good time.  We're staying in our cheapest hostel yet (only 110 Ar pesos a night or $29 US) but the view from our room is fantastic (see below).  Overall I think this place is best suited to our friend Jing, who would not only love the 100% organic and fresh food, but also the amazing amount of stuff to do around this place.  Every direction there is hiking and waterfalls and miradors or viewpoints.  Tomorrow we have booked a tour with a local agency to go horseback riding all day and see some of the sights outside the city.  More on that later.  From there we are starting our adventure south down Routa 40 which is kind of like our Route 66, but still unpaved.  The major attraction down there is the not-receding glacier that calves mini-icebergs into a lake daily in the city of El Calafate.

In other news, we have found a replacement for the Little Man.  He is not quite a little man, but we're going to call him El Chico.  You will hopefully see him in pictures later on.  We have also caught up on our picture uploading.  You can see them at our public gallery.  There is the Bariloche Pt. 2, Seven Lakes Drive, and Villa La Angostura.

Public Galleries