Friday, June 22, 2007

patagonian prices




- Flight to Bariloche to Bariloche, Argentina - $300US
- Proper waterproof gloves for scraping ice chunks from mud flap of rental car - $8US
- Hot chocolate and churros in 2 degrees C - $2US
- One night in the finest, homiest hotel in Argentina where you know the owner's son from Santa Barbara and stumbled into completely by accident - $50US
- Pair of boots when you realize that Converse just don't cut it in 8 feet of snow - $100US
- Bottle of the finest Argentine Malbec for end of the day chat - $4US
- Buy into the Nisbet Texas Hold 'Em Poker Game - $3US
- Wool and needles to appease Mary's knitting addiction - $8US
- Digital Camera for proper capturing of the little Mexican's first snow fall, snowball fight, snow meal, and blizzard - $200US
- Getting your rental car dug out of a snow drift by kind Argentine rescue workers after careening, slow-speed accident - Free!
- Post melt down dinner of fine Patagonian Lamb, Trout, pastas and other comfort foods - Who cares? We were post-meltdown at this point.
- View from the top of the Aerosilla at kilometer 17 of the Circuito Chico - Abso-fuckin-lutely Priceless

More photos and adventure stories coming soon. Back to harsh Buenos Aires reality on Wednesday. In the meantime I will be enjoying all the gorgeous ups and downs of our amazing Winter Wonderland adventure with Mary and Roger.

2 comments:

Julie Nisbet said...

jealousy does not BEGIN to describe my feelings. Lynners just got back from freaking Greece, you're living it up with Mary and Rog in Bariloche...WAH!

PS How cute are our parents?

Tell everyone I say hi! Miss you, mean it!

Anonymous said...

Wah! me too jealous. great pictures! something about pictures of dad in bariloche/ppatagonia vs. dad in BA- just looks more natural and less like someone "photoshopped" his mug onto a city panorama!
Miss you all tons. Love ya, Lynnie. (can't figure out my google identidy so am anonymous).