I apologize for the corny Vonnegut reference. But, really, I love the internet. I can´t imagine being a world traveller pre-internet. You would really have no refuge from the alien atmosphere you find yourself in. The internet is my friend, my refuge, the wind beneath my wings... I also apologize for the corny Bette Midler reference.
I am aware that if I continue blogging at the current rate, that I will post no less than 75 times, and I am also aware that 75 blog posts from yours truly is a tremendous waste of time for my friends and family. I hope this continuous blogging doesn´t frustrate any of you, and I will keep this brief.
Today I visited the museums here in Ushuaia, and with the exception of some risqué pics of the aboriginees, they were not much to blog home about. I also napped in the park, took a morning constitutional, watched ¨Scrubs¨in spanish, and read my book. I thought that the 600 page book I brought would last me a month or so, but I am now halfway through it. I decided that, for my trip, I am reading books only by South American writers (in English, of course). I think literarily (is that a word?), so I figure this is a good way for me to connect to the local culture. Right now I am reading ¨The Savage Detectives¨by Roberto Bolaño, who is Chilean. Last night, a couple of Chileans at the hostel noticed the book and we struck up a (very weak and broken English/Spanish) conversation concerning the book. Man, I am so bad at this fucking language, it is incredibly frustrating. I really think people belive I am retarded! Not the first time, but I really am not!!
Tomorrow I am going to hike up to the glacier above town. Just a 7 km day hike, but you don´t have to go far from town for some amazing terrain. Then Wednesday I am going to the national park (Parque Nacional Tierra del Fuego). I haven´t decided if I am going to camp or not. It is pretty darn cold here, even in the middle of the summer, and rains frequently. I´m not sure I am up for a cold, rainy camping sesh.
Anyhow, hasta luego, amigos.
PS, there is a restaurant in town called the ¨Mustaccio Café¨. That´s funny to me for a handful of reasons.
PSS, this blog is costing me €7.50 (or about $2), so you better damn well appreciate these pearls of worldly experience that I am handing you.
Monday, January 26, 2009
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Keep up the posts. this shit is gold....gold, stefen....gold!!!
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