Well just back from trekking another part of the Andes, this time it was a 4 days camping trek at Tores Del Paine. Was tight going at times, but eventually finished it. Cant believe we covered that amount in that timeframe. But it was very rewarding when completed. I think I'll be staying off the trekking for a while, feet still in agony. eek! (Sorry no photos yet!)
We've crossed the boarder to Chile now, and sampling the beer & beef. I'm far from disappointed, but have to say its not a scratch on what we had in Argentina. We've only went to a few places, but none of them were really top notch. The few beef houses went to in B'Aires, were all fantastic!
The Chilean natives come across a bit distant to "outsiders", and not very friendly. It feels at times, they couldnt care less if you needed help with anything, and are quite reluctant to give advice, its more or less a "next person please!" ... just one other reason why I like Argentina more, the people there are great, reminds me of the Irish hospitality back home.
Anyway we're heading to Ushuaia in Patagonia next to catch a flight back up to Buenos Aires, before heading up to Rio. We may cross into Uruguay to sample the beaches on the way up the coast, but we'll see as we're cutting it fine time-wise, as Carnaval is closing in on us.
OK, over and out for now.
Thanks for the emails and texts!
Monday, January 21, 2008
Trekking Andes + 92km = sore feet!
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Hey darren,
Sounds like you are having a blast. Really looking forward to doing some of those trecks that you have done. We spent the last week in Salta. Its a pretty cool spot and very cheap. we did a lot of tours and some good sports there! Really loving Argentina. Heading to the falls to morrow and back to BA to meet Marissa next week. Finding the language barrier a little tough at times and the weather hasn´t been great so its been hard to shake off the irish appearance! Continue to enjoy
Sarah
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