36+ hours

So, i went back to the charming people at the office that sold tickets to the 4 day ship ride a half hour before they closed. i had already bought a bus ticket but it was cheap and i was prepared to sacrifice it if i could get on the boat. i spoke with a woman who spoke english well. she though my idea of paying $300 instead of $510 was amusing, and i asked her if her company would rather have $300 or nothing. the dialoge went as follows: "oh, like a last minute offer?" "yes, exactly, i want a last minute offer." "oh...no Navimag doesnt do that." "so you would rather have zero dollars than 300 dollars?" "yes." "hahaha, gracias, chau." and i left, half relieved that i would be paying $50 instead of $510 to get to the same place. granted, it ended up being a 36 hour bus ride, followed by a night in a hilarious "hostel" that was really just a room in some womans house, followed by an eight hour bus ride, followed by a free meal at a hostel in bariloche, where i am now. thank god i get to rest for a few days. up until three days ago, 24 hours was the most i had spent on a bus at one time, and bus rides like that suck energy out of you, never mind adding another half day of adam sandler movies playing continuously in spanish.

tomorrow i have a two hour ride to a small hippie town where ill spend four days relaxing and breathing fresh mountain air, preparing for a five day hard core electronic music festival in the middle of the woods. then to uruguay for carnival and back to BA for awhile. wow, im tired. and a bit disappointed that no bar will put on the super bowl in this town.