Star Date 3-8-2009: today is my third day in El Bolsón Argentina, and I am loving it. This beautiful hamlet is surrounded by dramatic mountains and full of colorful hippy folk. They have open air markets, street musicians, and, this weekend only, a 3 day festival honoring the most fragrant and magical of flowers (I guess it´s a flower?), the hop. Full bodied cervezas, good music all night long, and a festival atmosphere: El Bolsón has captured my heart.
Along with the events of the town, I have met a very good group of people here in El Bolsón and we have been having fun. We had an asado last night (BBQ) and partied down, and had a great time at the festival on Friday night. We are all going for a hike today (that is, if the hungover ones decide to wake up at some point!!) and then going to the festival later on. The other two days were more traditional local music, but tonight is Rock ´n Roll. Boy howdy.
Besides that, we have a really nice and cheap little campground just outside town. It has a nice little kitchen building, hot showers and clean toilets, fire places, a very sweet cat that I call Guante, trees to hang my hammock from, and a rock beach along the river where I got sun burnt yesterday. The weather is perfect and the time moves slowly. I love vacation.
Last but not least, the next book I am reading is Isabel Allende´s Eva Luna. Isabel Allende is a Chilean author and is kind of known as a best seller, but I had difficulty finding an English book at all, so I am going with it. So far, it has been enjoyable. I read two other books since my last update, but since they are not worth discussing, I will spare you.
Tomorrow, I will be moving on once again. This time to Bariloche, which is the mega resort of the south-central Andes. Skiing in the winter, trekking in summer, and expensive all the time. I will probably stay a couple of days and then move on. To where? I don´t know. When? I cannot say. But why? Oh! Because I can.
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