February 23, 2008

  • Catedral Cerro and our last day

    Went hiking at Catedral Cerro with some new hostel mates. Hostel 1004 in Barilohe. We started out as two American backpackers trying to take the time to figure our schedule for the rest of our trip. A few days into heavy planning with WiFi, guidebooks, and recommendations from everyone, we had our itinerary.

    Then the internet in Bariloche went down.

    Three whole days of planning later, our perspective suddenly changes, and all our itineraries are now being abandoned. So... ignore the dates of the previous entry.

    Separately, this hostel has become a second home of sorts... but it changes really quickly. It's my first time in a Hostel like this. The first few days, it was 3 Americans, the Dane, and the Quebec. They all checked out yesterday... and today, it was a new set of people that seemed to also have that magic bond. Maybe it's in water around here. Or maybe backpackers and long term travelers are cut from the same tree.

    It's sad saying goodbye to everyone. We won't know if we're ever going to meet them again.

    It sort of makes me miss everyone back in NY... or perhaps I just like the stability of the relationships.

    At the close of this post I'm going to be spending my last night as a guest at this hostel, then checking out to hop on a 16 hour bus to Mendoza. Then catching another bus to Santiago in order to catch a flght to Rapa Nui (Easter Island) on Tuesday Morning.

    *sleepy now* and melancholy.