Bariloche

Here we are finally in Bariloche. It took us quite a while to get here, but it was a pretty enjoyable journey. We met a Russian girl on the bus from Rio Gallegos to Comodoro Rivadavia who was also headed for Bariloche. Our plan was to go watch a movie and maybe go to see the petroleum museum, seeing as Comodoro Rivadavia is not a touristic city. Once again our best laid plans were foiled. The movie theatre is closed on Thursdays, for some reason, and the petroleum museum is closed forever. The latter is far less surprising however, as I really can´t imagine that it is very interesting. Fortunately for us, the weather was exceptional, and there is a very nice beach. We stayed there pretty much all day watching the local children throw each other into the ocean fully clothed. None of us could understand why they did it, but they seemed to really enjoy it. It was a very enjoyable day.

It was only after another 14 hours on a bus that we arrived in Bariloche. Frankly, I was surprised at how cold it was. I honestly thought that we´d left the cold in Ushuaia, especially considering how hot it was in Comodoro Rivadavia. The cold here is not like in the UK, though. The sun is out, and the sky is very blue, so at least it´s not depressing which is nice because we plan on staying her for a couple of weeks maybe. We definitely want to get some Spanish lessons while we´re here. We´ve managed to learn enough to communicate, but we´d like to learn a bit of grammar as well so that we don´t sound like spastics. So one week here will be spent getting lessons and the following week will be for treks and maybe even some white water rafting. Neither one of us has ever done it, so it should be a great experience.