After 2-1/2 months of riding the bus systems everywhere, we decided it was time for a change. We thought we should see the Lakes District of northern Patagonia with a little more intimacy. We needed a car! We were going to be driving through some pretty rugged country, so we wanted something tough. You know, the type of rig that can handle any ripio road. So, we headed down to Bariloche´s local Toys-R-Us and rented the micro-machine (pictured below).
Finally, free of the auto-bus ball and chain, we set out for the mountains. We had it all. The open road, a couple rolls of tp, 12 liters of gaseosa, and enough Yerba Mate to supply Buenos Aires for a week. We were going to camp and see as much as we could in seven days. And of course, I was elected to be "El Conductor". Both Jansa and Foley recognized my skills behind the wheel. I am surely destined for the Dakar Rally.
So, what did we do and see. In short, we froliced on beaches, mingled with hippies, slept underneath the stars, hiked to glaciers, picniced under a volcano, bathed in waterfalls, and ate like kings. The usual. We got really dirty (some of us were already dirty) and we found out what it is like to live out of a Geo Metro. It was heaven.
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