Saturday, January 27, 2007

Almost to Patagonia

We left Buenos Aires last night by train and awoke this morning in Bahia Blanca. The train ride was slow, but fun. My highlights included hanging out at the tail end of the train and singing Bob Marley and Beatles songs at the top of our lungs with our new Venezuelan friends Miguel and Lucy, and taking a leak in the bathroom only to watch it run down a small hole and onto the tracks below. And for those of you sick enough to wonder... yes, its the poopin hole too. I guess it doesn´t take much to entertain me.
We also got to get out of the train for a while at one point and finally see some of these Southern stars now that we´re away from the city. I saw stars I´ve never seen before, though the only constellation that I could see was the Southern Cross. We saw Orion too, though he was upside-down.
But now we are in this sleepy little town, hanging out in the park (where jugglers have been known to surface) and waiting for the stores to reopen from their siesta so we can get some food. The only things in town that are open are the Locutorios where I now sit, typing away, surrounded by teens who are ¨gaming¨ all around me.
I´ve heard that the Internet gets more scarce the further South we go - I´ve already noticed that it´s more expensive - so it may be a while before I can post again. But its almost 4:30 so I´ve got some groceries to buy and a campsite to locate. We´re thinking of somewhere along the train tracks. I love South America.

2 Comments:

Blogger Mr. Tim Finnagain said...

good luck out there

5:17 AM  
Blogger Catfish Vegas said...

Pictures! Man, some pictures please!

10:59 PM  

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