Christi and I had planned to do the Circuito Chico bus tour today: a 60 km loop to the west of Bariloche that showcases the most spectacular of the snow-capped scenery at the southern end of Lake Nahuel Huapi. But the thought of another bus tour so soon after yesterday’s slog is not appealing. Currently the weather is alternating between miserable and beautiful, so we may be making a big mistake by not taking advantage of today’s sunny conditions. But honestly, we’re so tired that both the Circuito Chico tour and prospect of hiking are quickly dismissed in favor of a lazy morning at Rapa Nui snacking, reading, writing our diaries, and planning the next leg of our trip through Patagonia. We do eventually drag ourselves away from the luxurious chocolatier for a cheap lunch: the Super Plancha special, which is a giant hotdog, fries, and soda for under US$4.
Christi and I feel a little guilty at our inactivity on such a beautiful day so after lunch we do a brief city tour and then wander down to nearby Lake Nahuel Huapi. The clean, fresh air is invigorating and almost makes me glad that we signed up for a white water rafting trip tomorrow. And in our current penurious state we can’t afford the barbecue that goes with the ‘fun day on the river’, so we buy a stack of cheap empanadas to take with us. And if there are any left over, the dogs of Bariloche will undoubtedly benefit tomorrow night.
Blog post by Roderick Phillips, author of Weary Heart – a gut-wrenching, heart-wrenching, laugh-wrenching tale
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