Traful to Villa Angostura, 50 or so miles of mostly dirt
Although our little campground and beautiful lake in Villa Traful would make anyone want to spend as many days as possible, the need for laundry overpowered the possibility of staying another night, so we pressed on. We decided to ride just a few miles down a dirt road to Villa la Angostura. It is a small sized lake town not far from Bariloche which again reminds us all of lake tahoe.
We knew the dirt roads around here are dusty as we had them on our drive into Villa la Angostura, but it still blew our minds how much dust was in the air. You couldn’t avoid it, there really isn’t any wind to speak of, so when a car passes and kicks up dust, it lingers in the air just long enough to plaster your body and Yoshita as you pass through the cloud. You just have to accept the dust…we did and were covered by the time we reached pavement. Other than that, the dirt roads were very smooth and I didn’t have that constant feeling that we are going to wipe out!
The countryside is fantastic, patches of forests, crystal blue rivers, lakes, streams and little towns spotted here and there with their giant wood beamed frames.
We enjoyed a light lunch when we entered town before going through the hostel-shuffle to find a room. Given that it is Saturday, we knew it wouldn’t be easy to find something available. Great cheap food under the most enjoyable settings…we sure love Argentina. After we searched out the only hostel in this town, unfortunately they didn’t have any double rooms left, but fortunately they did have something for us. We all shared a 4 bedroom dorm room, in hopes that the fourth bed wouldn’t be filled throughout the night. Ten bucks each including breakfast, not a bad deal as it is a nice big and clean hostel with kitchen access.
We utilized the kitchen, Mike made bolenese pasta, Adam made fruit salad and I was the assistant cook. We followed that up with some helado in town while we picked up our laundry.
Highly visible, but at the same time, invisible
Hello from Lake Tahoe!
Introducing Team T... and A
Thanks Adam for the great photo!
More of Adam's photos are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/atompate/
We knew the dirt roads around here are dusty as we had them on our drive into Villa la Angostura, but it still blew our minds how much dust was in the air. You couldn’t avoid it, there really isn’t any wind to speak of, so when a car passes and kicks up dust, it lingers in the air just long enough to plaster your body and Yoshita as you pass through the cloud. You just have to accept the dust…we did and were covered by the time we reached pavement. Other than that, the dirt roads were very smooth and I didn’t have that constant feeling that we are going to wipe out!
The countryside is fantastic, patches of forests, crystal blue rivers, lakes, streams and little towns spotted here and there with their giant wood beamed frames.
We enjoyed a light lunch when we entered town before going through the hostel-shuffle to find a room. Given that it is Saturday, we knew it wouldn’t be easy to find something available. Great cheap food under the most enjoyable settings…we sure love Argentina. After we searched out the only hostel in this town, unfortunately they didn’t have any double rooms left, but fortunately they did have something for us. We all shared a 4 bedroom dorm room, in hopes that the fourth bed wouldn’t be filled throughout the night. Ten bucks each including breakfast, not a bad deal as it is a nice big and clean hostel with kitchen access.
We utilized the kitchen, Mike made bolenese pasta, Adam made fruit salad and I was the assistant cook. We followed that up with some helado in town while we picked up our laundry.
Ready to face the day
So long Traful, we will miss you
Highly visible, but at the same time, invisible
Hello from Lake Tahoe!
Introducing Team T... and A
Thanks Adam for the great photo!
More of Adam's photos are here: http://www.flickr.com/photos/atompate/
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