Thursday, December 20, 2007

arrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrrg

I just waited like five minutes for this stupid internet page to load. Things move slow in Patagonia - I just got off a bus that traveled about 5 miles an hour down an unpaved road dodging emus and alpacas and sheep and shit. Alpacas are pretty rad. They are like the deer of patagonia and look like ton-tons from Star Wars. I bet you couldn´t ride them though. The last week has been a blur - it´s been all bus rides, mountains and glaciers. I´ve got some great pics but certainly don´t have the patience to load them on this computer. A few days ago I hiked in the Torres del Paine national park. It was pretty brutal - like hauling furniture in a five up in the LES all day. A bit more picturesque and rewarding though (wait, I didn´t get paid). Regardless, I´ve been having a blast and seen come cool things that I could have never imagined. Later tonight, I´m getting on a boat that travels from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt (ChilĂ©). It should be a fun. It´s gonna take four days and is a bit expensive but I think it´s worth it; I don´t really want to take a bus all the way up. After the boat ride I´m gonna blast over to Bariloche (Argentina, 4th time crossing the border) for Christmas and meet up with some cats I met in BA, then I´m will make my way up to Bolivia. I can´t wait, I love ChilĂ© and Argentina but they are too European. I´ve been to Europe, it´s great, but I came here for some excitement - third world excitment! Who knows what that means, but heard some great stories about Bolivia usually involving dynamite or drinking some unknown alcohol and shitting ones brains out. Yea! Can´t wait.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Mmm....drinking and shitting ones brains out. Sounds tempting. Now, if only you could combine that party with the Duluth party you had. Sounds like MN circa 1999.
Glad your having a good time, Mike. Keep up the good work.
~Julie

Anonymous said...

Wow, you're really on top of the transit situation. I'm impressed. Dynamite and diarrhea inducing liquors? Watch yourself homey...

-Robbie