We made it all the way down to the (self proclaimed) end of the world: Ushuaia in Tierra del Fuego. The first day we did a tour on a sailing boat and almost felt like Darwin ourselves. It is really pretty down here. The drive was horribly long and boring, but being here is definitely worth it!
Yesterday we were part of a little celebration: There was a group of boys scouts from Buenos Aires at the same campground and they were celebrating their last day, so they invited everybody for free pizza. We were already on our way when we heard the word ¨free¨ - in the end it´s still a budget trip... But little did we know, what a wonderful evening it was going to be. There was free pizza, yes... but there were also 3 whole goats on the open fire. Those were supposed to be only for the boys scouts, but as we are very skilled travellers, we know where to make friends and whom to offer some of our whiskey. So we ended up eating goat (no fork, knife or plate of course) directly from the fire. The best we had in a while and on top of it, it was for free and with nice company.
Sunday, January 20, 2008
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Puerto Madryn
Hi from a cute little town at the Atlantic coast!
After a ¨business day¨where we went to see the Toepfer facilities in Arroyo Seco and El Transito, we took a night bus down to Puerto Madryn. First of all, we thought, we better be prepared and take some food and warm clothes for the 17 hour bus ride. Well, we learnt that a budget trip can as well be very pleasant when we got served warm dinner, with red or white wine. We had blankets, pillows, several movies and then after dinner the choice of a whiskey or champagne... Basically more than you need when all you wanted is cheap transportation and a place to sleep at the same time - anyway, we enjoyed it as you might imagine.
The following nights where not quite as comfy as we stayed on a campground and had winds of about 720 km/h - at least that´s what it felt like. The dust layer on ourselves when we woke up the next morning was about 2 cm - not more, so that wasn´t too bad...
The 2 days we stayed here, we took some excursions, first to the peninsula Valdés, where we saw penguins, sea lions, sea elephants... Some local guy took us in his little Ford and he had no issues going 120km/h on the dirt roads. He didn´t feel the need to slow down, after an unintended U-turn in a curve either, but we got back home safe and that´s all that matters.
The following day we took a bus to Punta Tombo and saw Magellan penguins. There were about 900,000 and some lamas walking inbetween them. Really great. But we decided we don´t want mass tourism anymore, because we already got annoyed by the other people on the bus we had to wait for.
So today we´re heading down to Rio Gallegos (another 17h bus ride with one of those all inclusive buses!)
Hope you´re having adventurous days too!
Talk to you later, when we find internet again!
After a ¨business day¨where we went to see the Toepfer facilities in Arroyo Seco and El Transito, we took a night bus down to Puerto Madryn. First of all, we thought, we better be prepared and take some food and warm clothes for the 17 hour bus ride. Well, we learnt that a budget trip can as well be very pleasant when we got served warm dinner, with red or white wine. We had blankets, pillows, several movies and then after dinner the choice of a whiskey or champagne... Basically more than you need when all you wanted is cheap transportation and a place to sleep at the same time - anyway, we enjoyed it as you might imagine.
The following nights where not quite as comfy as we stayed on a campground and had winds of about 720 km/h - at least that´s what it felt like. The dust layer on ourselves when we woke up the next morning was about 2 cm - not more, so that wasn´t too bad...
The 2 days we stayed here, we took some excursions, first to the peninsula Valdés, where we saw penguins, sea lions, sea elephants... Some local guy took us in his little Ford and he had no issues going 120km/h on the dirt roads. He didn´t feel the need to slow down, after an unintended U-turn in a curve either, but we got back home safe and that´s all that matters.
The following day we took a bus to Punta Tombo and saw Magellan penguins. There were about 900,000 and some lamas walking inbetween them. Really great. But we decided we don´t want mass tourism anymore, because we already got annoyed by the other people on the bus we had to wait for.
So today we´re heading down to Rio Gallegos (another 17h bus ride with one of those all inclusive buses!)
Hope you´re having adventurous days too!
Talk to you later, when we find internet again!
Monday, January 7, 2008
06.01. + 07.01. - Wir kommen zur Ruhe und sind entspannt.
Neue Post aus einer schönen Stadt direkt am Atlantik.
06.01. Tag der Heiligen drei Könige
Wir haben ein wunderbares Strassenfest erlebt und viele neue Freunde mit einem natürlichen Erscheinungsbild kennengelernt.
Wir haben zusammen auf der Strasse getanzt, gelacht und gesungen. Den Wein haben wir direkt aus der Flasche genossen, aber das hat uns gar nicht gestört.
07.01. Sporttag
Heute sind wir ca. 5 Stunden Fahrrad gefahren. Haben die gefährlichen Plätze der Stadt mit einem grossen Bogen umfahren und festgestellt, dass man weder Strassenregeln befolgen muss, noch das rot eigentlich auch grün bedeuten kann. ;-)
Es war heute mal sehr angenehm, sich mal nicht die Füsse mit Laufen breit zu trampeln, sondern die Stadt einmal mit einem eleganten Fortbewegungsmittel kennen zu lernen.
Zu der Temperatur kann man nur soviel sagen, dass 31ºC um 19:50Uhr nur noch mit aufeinander folgenden kalten Duschen zu ertragen sind.
Das erst mal aus dem sonnigen BS AS.
Ich melde mich wieder, wenn der Strom nicht ausf¨llt und es an einer anderen Stelle möglich ist, für 3$ ( Pesos ) einen Internetauftritt zu mieten.
Viele Gruesse an die Heimat.
06.01. Tag der Heiligen drei Könige
Wir haben ein wunderbares Strassenfest erlebt und viele neue Freunde mit einem natürlichen Erscheinungsbild kennengelernt.
Wir haben zusammen auf der Strasse getanzt, gelacht und gesungen. Den Wein haben wir direkt aus der Flasche genossen, aber das hat uns gar nicht gestört.
07.01. Sporttag
Heute sind wir ca. 5 Stunden Fahrrad gefahren. Haben die gefährlichen Plätze der Stadt mit einem grossen Bogen umfahren und festgestellt, dass man weder Strassenregeln befolgen muss, noch das rot eigentlich auch grün bedeuten kann. ;-)
Es war heute mal sehr angenehm, sich mal nicht die Füsse mit Laufen breit zu trampeln, sondern die Stadt einmal mit einem eleganten Fortbewegungsmittel kennen zu lernen.
Zu der Temperatur kann man nur soviel sagen, dass 31ºC um 19:50Uhr nur noch mit aufeinander folgenden kalten Duschen zu ertragen sind.
Das erst mal aus dem sonnigen BS AS.
Ich melde mich wieder, wenn der Strom nicht ausf¨llt und es an einer anderen Stelle möglich ist, für 3$ ( Pesos ) einen Internetauftritt zu mieten.
Viele Gruesse an die Heimat.
Friday, January 4, 2008
Arrived
So here we are: in Buenos Aires.
The flight was ok - a little long (1.5 hours from Hamburg to Paris, 4 hours layover in Paris, 13 hours from Paris to Buenos Aires), but all in all managable.
First thing we experienced was a taxi driver who admitted that he made a deal with us but then said he knew that he said that before but actually it´s more and that´s just what it is. So.... hmm... what are we gonna do? Pay him I guess...
Next obstacle: the German bank that advertised that we could deduct money free of charge in any foreign country apparently was kidding as well. We got the total amount of 100 pesos (about 25 Euro) after we waited in line for about 20 minutes each at 3 different banks. Of course you can survive on that here for 2 days, but in the end it´s not entirely relaxing to know that you can´t really get money...
Next - we were hungry. Food is good! And cheap! So that was a nice experience.
Now - 2 bottles of cheap red wine later, we are in the hostel with very loud Spanish music in the background and life feels good! We are ready for new adventures... There´s so much more to come!
The flight was ok - a little long (1.5 hours from Hamburg to Paris, 4 hours layover in Paris, 13 hours from Paris to Buenos Aires), but all in all managable.
First thing we experienced was a taxi driver who admitted that he made a deal with us but then said he knew that he said that before but actually it´s more and that´s just what it is. So.... hmm... what are we gonna do? Pay him I guess...
Next obstacle: the German bank that advertised that we could deduct money free of charge in any foreign country apparently was kidding as well. We got the total amount of 100 pesos (about 25 Euro) after we waited in line for about 20 minutes each at 3 different banks. Of course you can survive on that here for 2 days, but in the end it´s not entirely relaxing to know that you can´t really get money...
Next - we were hungry. Food is good! And cheap! So that was a nice experience.
Now - 2 bottles of cheap red wine later, we are in the hostel with very loud Spanish music in the background and life feels good! We are ready for new adventures... There´s so much more to come!
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