Puerto Varas to Puerto Montt, Day Trip 11/04/08

Woke up this morning and thought, since I was so close to Puerto Montt I should probably go have a look and see if can get my ticket to get to Chiloe today. It was a pretty easy exercise getting from Puerto Varas to Puerto Montt a half an hour bus ride. There was a lot of construction on the way there though.

The bus stop was on the coast and it was in a run down shack type building, which wasn't that tidy but it served it's purpose. There was a board walk type of thing, going around the coast to the town centre. I walked this the entire way to the end. It was quite a picturesque town I have to say. There is a number of statues or head figures with the various Chilean heros on it. There was also a number of old train locos. I thought it was actually quite a wonderful way of a type of open air museum if you will.. It was actually quite a fresh idea on the old funny smelling buildings we usually associate with Museums and that only old people and stupid tourists that visit them.

The town wasn't really anything special I have to say. It was just a simple town with a main street, the lonely planet does have a point I guess it's a place where you don't want to spend too much time in if you have the choice.

There is a very cool guy across the road from where the bus stop is selling grilled meat.. He's the best when it comes to grilled meat I have to say. It's the best thing you'll ever have.. There's also a market a little way out of town but there wasn't much for me there given that it's mostly touristy stuff.. I didn't find it very interesting but I guess that's just me.

Went back to Puerto Varas and had some nibbles with Andrea and then we parted as she left on the bus and I stayed an extra night. Going to Ancud tomorrow..

Pucon to Puerto Varas 10/04/09

Today me and Andrea caught the bus from Pucón to Puerto Varas, it was an exciting ride on the bus for sure. When we got on the bus we were both pretty sleepy still as it was an early morning bus. The company Jac Buses was known as the OK buses that shouldn't be too much of a hassle to deal with, from what we've both heard. Well here's were it gets interesting.

Just before we reached Villarrica which is about 20 minutes into the journey, the bus started to billow smoke from the back seats. The bus attendant came to check on what was happening and simply just opened the top hatch of the bus. We were then off and going again, again the smoke started billowing from beneath the seats and a number of the other passengers were worried about what might be on fire. They eventually turned off the heating system and we continued our journey. Luckily for us, at Villarrica they changed the bus to a newer bus which wasn't catching on fire anymore.

We got to Puerto Varas at around 2 pm. It was pleasant little town. We had to walk for quite awhile from the bus station at the top of the hill down to the bottom of the hill where the town is. Then we had to find a hostel and this job was left in the capable hands of Andrea, whom got us a room in a really nice hostel near the lake. It was quite cozy I have to say, with a lovely kitchen, complimentary breakfast and free internet. Abate the heating in the house wasn't working, still it was a wonderful place.


We explored the town a little with the guidance of the Lonely Planet, we found a little restaurant called Cafe Danes recommended by it to try their German food. I thought this would be a wonderful idea, given that I've been missing my sour grout fix for nearly 3 years. Also because Andrea is German.


I have to say that the German food in Puerto Varas, is probably the best German food i've had outside of Germany. Andrea got me to try and drink called lemon stones. Apparently it's a girly drink but I quite liked it, its like alco pop drinks but different in a good way. Anyways that was the end of the night for me, way too tired to do anything else.


Although I somewhat remember that we went out for one last drink before going home. I'm not entirely sure.

Pucon 09/04/08

Today I woke up quite early for some reason.. I met a Andrea over breakfast, she wanted to do some hiking around the national park which is quite close to Pucon and I said i'd join her for the walk given that the weather was looking quite good.

We got on a bus that took us to Parque Nacional Huerquehue, which was only about 45 minutes away. When we got there we had to pay a fee to enter the park and then we walked according to the map around a circuit, which took us up to a view point for the lakes and waterfalls. It was actually quite amazingly beautiful, it reminds me of Milford Sound at home. All in all it was a wonderful days walking in the woods, even if it was raining like no tomorrow on our way down the mountain.

Pucon 08/04/08

Woke up this morning and thought it'd be a nice day to go for a walk and also to see a little bit more of the surrounding area.. It's quite nice.. Nature, forests, lakes and stuff. It does happen to be the lakes district of Chile.

I went off to a place called Lago Carburga which is about 30 minutes by bus away it was quite interesting.. There wasn't anyone around though as it was the off season. Never the less the people were really quite nice and there was quite a bit of scenery. I walked along the edge of the lake and had a look around before catching the bus back to the town.


I decided to do some shopping for food and other things. The only way I have been able to get vegetables as part of my daily diet is to buy ready made salads as I'm unable to consume an entire lettuce or cabbage in one go.. But the wonderful thing is theres this little old lady in town that sells ready made salads, she's a wonderful old lady. I once didn't have enough money on me to pay for the bag, so I told her I would bring back some money in 15 minutes. She said it was fine and seriously didn't expect me to come back with the money. She was so surprised when I came back a few minutes later with the rest of her change. For the entire time I was in Pucón I bought 1 bag of vegetables a day for around CHP600.

I met a couple at the hostel today, we decided to go get something to eat from the local restaurant like a take-out place and this is what we ended up with it's wonderful.. It was a chicken burger.. "Hamburguesa de pollo" Umm.. Yum...

Pucon 07/04/08

Ok today I woke up and the weather was actually quite rubbish outside, it was raining and cold. There was a lot of conversation and stuff going on around the hostel. I made breakfast and sat around near the fire on the hammock.. It was quite good.. There wasn't much to do so I just had a little walk around town and sorted out what I wanted to do during the day.





The girls at the hostel recommended me to go see the hot springs near pucon. They said that they were pretty and nice and warm on a crap day like this it would make for a welcome change so that's what I did.

The springs wasn't really similar to Rotorua.. But it was still pretty cool for a cold and rainy day..
A photo of me and the host "Emma"

Santiago to Pucon 05/04/08 - 06/04/08

Ok.. Finally I'm actually in the town of Pucon.. Towards the south of Santiago, it's a town that is set beside a lake it's actually quite picturisque. The hostel I'm staying in is a little bleak but thats fine..

There was a casino right beside this place but a couple of months ago the casino was burnt to the ground and the people that owned it, instead of fixing it just built an entirely new casino right next to it.. So I guess that's how cheap land is here... It's quite nice though..

What's more interesting is not the town but rather the bus ride to get here.. The buses in Chile are quite nice and new, not as I imagined, you know how you get images of broken down buses from the 1960s well no not exactly.. The bus was maybe only 3 years old at most. The seats reclined but not that much simmilar to the ones found of an airplane, but whats amazing is actually the service from the crew. They serve you breakfast and coffee just before you get off. It's such a wonderful thing. All in all I think it was the best bus journey I've had.

What was more annoying is the fact that I forgot to print out my reservation for the hostel the night before. I had to try and find it but couldn't and it started to rain, so I found the nearest one and asked on the odd chance that it was the right hostel. I'd already settled in when I found out that it wasn't the right hostel.. I had to move about 3 blocks away which was a pain, but the people who were running to hostel was so nice to me I decided to come back the next night. It was a refuge from the harsh weather outside. The hostel's name was "El Refugeo" It was amazing and Lotta and Emma were such wonderful hosts I decided to stay.

Santiago Day 2 04/04/08

Awoke to a major hangover.. Can't believe how much beer I drank actually.. It was insane they don't have beer that was less than a liter in volume.

After a lot of contemplating I made my way out the door and went for a walk around the city. Went to try and find the place I had lunch yesterday but couldn't find it for the life of me. I quite liked the architecture of the city it was quite majestic I thought.. Especially "Universidad Católica".

Although one very interesting thing I came across was a water cannon in the middle of the city near the parliament. I think they're preparing for a march or some sort of protest.

The other interesting and amazing thing I found was an alley that was full of shops, not just any shops though. It contained every kind of shop you can imagined catered to the interests of people who love blending. It was just quite crazy or 'loco' in spanish I guess.. it filled both sides of the alley..


I also witnessed something quite unusual the performance of a family. They looked like the nutcrackers from the fairy tales but they were actually performing for the general public.. They have the most coordination I have ever seen feet hands everything..

Santiago de Chile 03/04/08

My first full day on the trip is coming to an end. Although in another sense it's just beginning as we're about to get drunk and get loud and "loco" Chilean style. Anyways.. Distracted from my previous thought..

Today I woke up at quite the right time around 9 am.. Had breakfast and decided that it'd be a good idea to go out and see what the city of Santiago was like.. I enlisted the help of a fellow traveller at the hostel. She helped me get to grips with the city. We walked to a place called Santa Lucia which started out life as a hermitage and then turned into a convent and then finally a military installation. Today I am visiting it as I have been told that the fountains and curving staircases are quite interesting.



Following our walk up the hill we walked to the district containing the parliament buildings for the Chilian government these building were quite interesting in terms of architecture. They looked similar to the ones I had seen in europe. They must have been heavily influenced by the Spanish I guess..

At about lunch time we stopped by a restaurant that didn't look like much just a shop on the corner with not many people eating. The inside looked like an old 80's style diner from the US. I was told about the traditional drink from Chile called a Pisco Sour.. This to my surprise was actually an alcoholic drink which the Chilean's drink as part of their meals. It was actually very tasty and I enjoyed it. The meal I ordered was chicken "pollo" isn't that cool I'm already learning spanish.. I was also told to try the salsa that accompanied the breads. Wow this part was water in your mouth amazing, it was just tasty enough to give the taste of salsa but it didn't over crowd the taste of the bread itself..



By midday the place was completely packed.. I guess we stumbled upon a local favorite. It was hard to tell why.. The man outside the restaurant was dress in a tux just to greet the customers as they walked in and also when we ordered one drink he made too much and gave us the rest of what he made.. I swear he must have put half a bottle of Pisco in it.. Amazing lunch it was though.. Not bad for the first day..

I got back to the hostel around 4 pm and it was already starting to get dark, we went to get some drinks and 2 swedes turned up and an american. We started talking and drinking and then all of a sudden, it sorta got a little out of hand and I started doing stupid things.. But I guess when you're in Chile do want the Chileans do..


Update you guys tomorrow about whats happening..

Auckland to Santiago (Leg 1) 2/4/08

Caught the flight from Auckland to Santiago today.
It was some what emotional with saying goodbye to my parents and embarking on this epic journey around the world in 1 year.


I don't know what it's going to be like. It's actually quite unnerving not knowing what is awaiting for me when I get to Santiago.
I don't know a word of spanish if my life depended on it. Although I have to admit that the phrase book I bought before I came on the trip did help somewhat.

I was at least able to ask the steward if she could recommend me which meal I should take. I'm on a LAN Chile flight which would take 13 hours from Auckland to Santiago de Chile. The capital of Chile..

I'm very excited.. Can't wait..

Chile Day 1 02/04/08

Arrival into Santiago was quite a breeze actually I didn't imagine clearing customs would be quite this easy in a language I don't know.

So after completing customs, I went to get a bus to the hostel which is in the suburb of Bellavista. It looks quite nice from what I can see outside not much going on but still very nice.. The room I'm in is quite cramp but it's good enough for the short stay I planned.


Anyways I think sleeping is a good idea given I didn't actually sleep at all on the plane.


I was watching all the cool movies and episodes of the simpsons in spanish.. But in saying that its starting to dawn on me that I have no idea how I'm supposed to survive the entire year without my parents and my friends given that, I haven't been away from home for more than 3 months before and that was with my relatives in Hong Kong. No matter I don't think I can stand anymore as I'm totally exausted. Night..

Paragray

The bus got into Iguazu late in the afternoon and being on the bus for that long basically even though I was sleeping very well it was tiring. In addition to that the weather when I got to Iguazu was pouring with rain. So I decided to go to sleep for the remainder of the day and enjoy the air-conditioning which was making a puddle on the floor next to my bed. I had a walk around the town in between the sleeping and dreaming which didn't end up being much really.. The town itself was like 2 streets that was about it. The city or town on the Argentine side called Puerto Iguazu isn't that big or that populated. But it had it's special charm I think being that small it had a small town feel even though it was actually on the border of the biggest country in South America.

Then next day upon hearing about the great shopping opportunity in Paraguay I went there to have a look for myself.. It was in my mind similar to that of China.. All the street vendors you can imagine selling all the electrical gadgets you can imagine heaps of cameras and cellphones.. But I was struggling to want to buy anything there, for the fear that it would break on me within 5 minutes of buying it.

Alas... There was a small shop with a nice well strange old lady selling steak spaghetti for a reasonable price which i decided to have lunch at. It was quite amazing lunch I have to admit for the price that it was somewhere in the realm of NZ$3 there was a huge plate of spaghetti and a hefty serving of steak with it.

Oh I almost forgot about the issues at the Paraguayan border. My god it was amazing how horrible that was. I went on the bus from Argentina to Paraguay right, which went through brazil without stopping at immigration which I found was quite strange but anyway... I got to Paraguay and thought i'd be a respectable individual and go to the border control to sort out the stamp and visa issue.. I had heard from everyone else that there would be no charge for the visa if you were staying for less than 1 day in the territory but the guy at immigration told me I had to pay him US$30 for a stamp to enter..

After a couple of the guys who were on the bus with me at the time, who could speak spanish talked to the guy and asked to speak to the supervisor and I refused to pay the amount. The supervisor told him to stamp my passport anyway with the visa and told me that I would not be allowed to go 100 km into the country but would be able to stay in the shopping area for 1 day.. This made me very weary of the Paraguayan immigration and their way of making money for themselves by tricking tourists into paying for a visa when they don't necessary need one.

Just another thing to keep in mind at border crossing around the world no matter where you are.

Iguazu, Argentina

ok so Iguazu falls from the Argentinean side.. I didn't actually realized this but some of the girls that was in the hostel in BA was in Iguazu as well the 2 australian girls specifically Julia and Hannah they were really fun so we decided to go to the falls together.

We did the jungle trail which was chosen by all of us as the most exciting as there was a rubber boat that we boarded and we saw alot of the wild life around the falls. It was also the one we chose because Julia had another adventure booked for that afternoon.. To get to the start of the tour we were supposed to take a train but we being adventurous thought that we'd walk along side the train tracks which was recommended by Julia as we would have to wait around 15 minutes for the train otherwise.. There was mud everywhere and water and pot holes basically it wasn't the best way to get there and mid way though the train went past as we were dodging everything.. We got to the start it was pretty cool.. I worked out an ingenious way of keeping our cameras dry but still being able to take photos on the water.. We actually got to see a crocodile and all sorts of spiders and stuff.. It was quite amazing I can't remember everything about what the tour guide said but it was pretty interesting..

After the eco tour Julia left us and went to her adventure and left me and Hannah to do the rest of the park it was pretty cool.. We went for a giant walk around and ended up at the part where we do the jet boat under the falls it was amazing but very very very wet.. There is a video of us under the falls. We for another walk on the other side of island which was cool as well as there was a vulture at the top of the mountain ish thing.. We then went back to catch the bus back to the hostel as it was getting late.

When Julia got back and we had all had a shower and stuff we went out for dinner. I had a giant steak and they both had salad I think but we polished off a bottle of wine which was pretty nice. It was a very nice meal I have to say. The girls were going back to BA the next day as they were going to Uruguay then to Paris.

But for me the falls at Iguazu were still not finished as I have still not been to the devils throat it was amazing when I got there you could never imagine how fierce water can be there was back spray as high as a 3 story building. I was amazed I didn't know that water was able to defy the laws of gravity. In this place it was able to water was actually traveling upward instead of down. It was worth the ticket price just to see this. Anyways after this I ended my stay in Iguazu and went onto a place in the north western part of Argentina called Salta.

Colonia, Uguraray

ok I think I'm supposed to write about Colonia .. A fascinating place but not quite as fascinating as the place I'm writing this blog post at.. I'm on a train from Nice to Milan and there is power plugs and a table for me to write this blog post it's actually quite cool.. I have to say.. Alright back to my blog post which is supposed to be about Colonia.

Colonia is a small town in Ururgray across the bay from Buenos Aires, Argentina. I went with a couple of guys I met from the hostel. We had heard from other people that have been to Colonia before that we were able to rent a golf cart and drive around the entire city for around US$40.. So we decided to rent one and have abit of fun with it.. Actually I think the exact words we were told about the experience was the terrify the residents of colonia by hooning around.. The only problem with what we were told was that what they ment by hoon was actually only 40km/h which isn't fast at all... but ya know..

We went along the beach part of town cause I thought that there'd be somewhere cool to get something to eat.. but since we'd already eaten in the town of colonia. It was alright.. We actually managed to find the place where they had bull fights.. It was falling apart and probably neglected for a very long time but it was still pretty cool to see... It was fenced off but we broke in anyway and I went to the top of the crumbling stairs and got a photo before I was too scared to go any further and were told by the guys that I was traveling with that I was insane.. Actually looking back on it.. I don't quite know how I managed to get the courage to do that, when I'm usually the last one to do anything at home.

Well after that debacle we went back toward the ocean and got to the end where previously we saw a man with his horses at the side of the road.. One of the group whom knew spanish went and asked the man how much it was for a horse ride. The answer was ARP$3 for an hour.. So we all said yes for the ride on the horses to which the guy took us around to where the sheraton hotel started and went on the beach then when back to where we parked our golf cart... It was one memorable part of the trip to which I named my horse "George"... We went to a bar near the ferry terminal for a beer then went back to Buenos Aires that night... The next day was to be my last day in buenos aires.

On the last day I went to La Bolca the place where the soccer team of buenos aires plays home games. It was amazing and full of color and life.. Although you could definitely tell that it was a tourist town with all the people dressed in tango gear and wanting to take a photo of you in hopes of charging you around ARP$10 for it. I guess that wasn't too bad to get your photo taken with a really hot tango dancer but the problem was the need to have to pay for the privilege it's almost like paying for a hooker. For that reason alone I didn't like the concept.

But after that I went and caught a train out to the suburbs to have a look at how actual argentine people live and its a very strange mix of life I have to say. There was people selling every kind of thing you can imagine ranging from toothpaste to light bulbs.. Yelling and screaming on the train and the one that amazed me the most was the man who was blasting his radio with argentine songs and then asking people for money for the privilege of hearing music on the train.. I didn't understand this one.. But you know.. Normal life in Argentina I think maybe quite grueling, from what I saw there was noticeable poverty in the suburbs but then again I didn't really go into the suburbs to really see the difference..

This adventure will be left until next time I think. I went back to the city, got my bags and went to catch my overnight bus to Iguazu.

Buenos Aires

The bus ride to Buenos Aires was pretty cool.. There was Champaign, Hot food snacks and all sorts of stuff served on the bus for free which was what they called a cama bus.. It wasn't bad at all.. I liked it alot. The seats are better than my couch at home and I was sitting in the front seat the panoramic seats... mean that's how good they were and I ain't kidding.. Anyways I got to BA and and went straight to the hostel with the instructions I was given and asked the guy at the desk so many questions about the city he lives in, that I think he got a little annoyed at me as according to him my view of BA wasn't as it should be, this was the direct result of my reading my lonely planet instead of asking a local person. After all of this I decided to go back to the area around the bus station which i saw had quite good food for a very cheap price. I think it was around ARP$10 which is around NZD$3 for a Steak and some mash.. It wasn't bad at all.. I think this is the only time I was actually ready and willing to give a tip to the guy who was serving me the food as he was quite nice and I knew how much he was being paid which wasn't much at all.. I walked around the city and went on the underground and basically explored a little, on the way back to the hostel I managed to come across a replica of big ben which was under restoration so I couldn't go up but it was pretty cool. The people and culture around the city was evident that is to say that there's people on the side of the street selling anything from hot dogs to socks to electrical goods.. It was amazing and very exciting for me as it reminded me somewhat of the lifestyle in china and hong kong. The second day around midday I headed to the ecological park which was a main part of the city and it surrounded most of the waterfront of the city. As I entered the park I found a caged area with animals which I didn't expect and have never seen before in real life an owl.. It was funny.. It didn't move or anything but it was pretty exciting to see it for the first time. Afterward on my way around the park I was approached by an american lady whom was wanting to know where the exit to the park was and basically to cut things short... Her and her sister accompanied me to the top of a building in downtown BA for a drink, from where you could see the entire city. I stayed to see part of the sunset and to see the city's lights being switched on.. It was beautiful. There will be pictures now since I actually have a laptop that works. The old one decided that it wouldn't comply and basically ate some of my photos... The next day would be probably the funniest for those of you who know me and how dumb I am with international celebrities of history... OK do you know who Evita is.. Well if you know you're lucky but you're not allowed to give the reason that you learned about her in the movie featuring Madonna.. This is not a valid reason for knowing who she is.. Well as for me.. I hadn't even seen the film let alone knew about this person in any way shape or form.. Anyways.. I was told that if I was to learn anything whilst in BA I should go find out Evita.. So I decided to devote an entire day to this woman.. First was Recoleta the place where she is now resting in peace after being returned by the military.. Argentina has had some of the most interesting history I have ever come across.. The life of Evita is amazing I shall tell you more when I remember again.. It's been around 2 and a half months since this event.. But I will tell you for the time being I shall tell you the places I visited whilst on my day of evita.. Well after the cemetery I went to try and find the memorial but was not ever able to find it after asking many people where it was and also the police they were not able to tell me specifically where it was so I headed for the Museum of Evita and spent the rest of the day there reading and looking and trying to understand the political climate of the time. Evita is probably the most loved woman in Argentina on a similar par to that of Princess Diana in Britain. In essence or in my view I think she changed Argentina forever before and after her death to cancer.. So that was my day of Evita.. So... Upon returning to the hostel I met some of the guys who were staying there and an irish girl in the same dorm. It was her last day in argentina and basically she wanted to go out and have a night on the town.. So we all decided to join her in this momentous occasion. So we headed out on the town but what did we find nothing was open after all the hype that we'd be given about the night life in BA it was a disappointment but still we had a good time and good laughs.. It was interesting... This has brought us all to swear that we're not going to trust an irish girl to lead us to the best club in town. LOL... The following day, we were told about a great place to go to see the main road of BA which has 12 lanes of traffic.. But it was at a hotel the Panamerican in which we would have to sneak through security and the people at the bar to get a look down the street.. Anyways we all got past the lobby and ended up at the top of the building but were told that we were not allowed to take photos.. But did we of course we did.. The results were amazing we had good photos.. After which we went to try and find some contemporary museums and managed to find one which wasn't bad called jose mendez.. After the museum we all decided that we wanted to go to Colonia, Uruguay for a day.. So we went to buy tickets and so forth.. It was quite cool.. The next day we set out for Colonia.. Which will be the next installment.. Please call 1800-buy-tsz in the next 10 minutes and you're receive not 1 but 2 books of his travels around the world.. But wait there's more if you call now you will not only get the next installment but all the back catalogue of his travels from when he was a baby.. alright enough of informercials.. On to the next part of the trip...

Bariloche and surrounding National Park

oh... Bariloche
It was almost my dream really is how beautiful this town is. Set by the lake with water so clear you can see to the bottom of it about 20 meters down, this is a little bit of an exaggeration but still it was pretty cool. The first day I got there I was determined to try the Argentine special which was anything Carne (Meat) related. I went to a restaurant which was the cheapest and most amazing in town it was amazing how good the steak was. Juicy as much as you can imagine with a perfect sauce on top. To top this all of the beer was alright but very very cheap. I think the entire meal cost around ARP$35. This is such a bargain. On this night there was another guy eating alone at the bar bench. He was from the States his name is Jason, we hit it off talking about stuff and before you knew it the night was coming to an end at around mid-night this is the Argentinean way. Anyway before the end more American girls one of which was the cutiest thing i'd ever seen came up to us and started talking to us so what became of it was both of us got their telephone numbers... Ok to those of you who know me this doesn't happen to me very often when girls actually give me their number, usually it is me that asks and they usually never reply to me afterward. But I had a good feeling about this one.. :-p jason and I had plans to explore the town the morning after.

After such a cool night the night before I woke up at around 9am and started my day by waiting for Jason to arrive so we could go hiking.. At midday after waiting nearly 4 hours I gave up and went downtown to find food after which I bumped into him in the small town. He actually was trying to find where I was staying but he ended up finding the wrong place Bariloche Hotel instead of Bariloche Hostel. Anyways to cut things short we basically went around the town, got all the information we needed and did some price comparisons around town of rental car agencies for a rental car for a day. We ended up sorting everything and got the car that night after dinner. We set off the next day at 5am with Maté in hand and a Chevy Corsa started our journey around the National Park around Bariloche.

This place seriously was something else on earth. There was a different landscape every corner you turn from lush rain-forest type surroundings to desert to lakes and then finally to forests again. It just amazing the different landscapes contained in this little area.. By small area I mean around 400kms. This is the distance we covered in a day. It was probably the most beautiful I'd seen so far. Upon returning the car to the rental agency I have to say I have never seen someone check the car so throughly as this guy.. Everything from oil to the under carriage to the spare tire. It was insane how hard he was looking for a fault. Oh well then again I guess it was Argentina. Something you learn I guess.. I vowed that next time I rent a car I will be taking photos of the entire car from every angle and marking everything thats wrong with it on the rental agreement to avoid arguments later. Pretty cool really and successful,, The entire rental I think cost around ARP$300 for the entire day which is so cheap that price was including petrol which only amounted to about ARP$50.. Oh how I wish that's the price of petrol at home again...

For dinner we had Wild Boar to celebrate which was pretty cool.. The next day I went on a 24 hour bus ride to Buenos Aires the Federal Capital of Argentina and home of a person called Evita which I hadn't ever heard of before.