We went out for Joel´s Bday on the 29th... and it was disapointing. We ordered carne (direct translation ¨meat¨, but means ¨beef¨), it was almost the most expensive thing on the menu ($27, almost $9) and it kinda sucked. Joel was still hungry afterwards... adn it was just lacking flavour. And I kinda thought the meat was so tender because it was slowcooked. But we ordered our favourite local Roja Cervasa (Red Ale) and that kinda made up for it.
So tonight we gave dinner out a second chance and it was PERFECTO! This cute little place had a salad bar with locally made raspberry dressing (Jen was so happy!), giant juicy steaks cooked right out on the patio where we sat, and a couple of baskets with homemade bread, with a garlic vinegrette dip. The food couldn´t have gotten any better. This time Joel was full, I even offered him the last few bites of my steak and he refused!
Besides the amazing food the place had great ambiance about it. The restaurant was adobe with wood detailing, cute curved doors, the outdoor grill hut was made of clay, and an amazing hostess who spoke English. So it may have pushed the budget a little, but splurges like that are good for the soul. Right?
We have enjoyed our time in El Bolson. Mostly we´ve just lounged around, went to the market (3 times a week). I´ve been having constant inspiration of things to make at home (mostly tie dying and silk screaning shirts). We´ve ate alot of homemade bread and jam, and drank some local beer. Joel beat me a almost every game we played... I don´t know what it is but I can´t win against him. He says he has ¨luck¨. Mmmhmmm...
Tomorrow we leave for Lago Puelo, just 19km south of El Bolson. We have enough food for 6ish days. Then we want to check out Parque National los Alerces, which is also a little further south. Then on the 20th or 21st my friends, Susan and Leana are meeting us in Bariloche (2 hours north of El Bolson) for a week or so.
It has been confirmed that we won´t be volunteering on the organic farm we wanted too. I was looking forward to learning some gardening skills and meeting some new people. Oh well. More time for exploring Patagonia.
The link for the lastest album is here. It´s from Parque National Heurquehue (Chile) and on route to El Bolson, Argentina.
So I think that is all! We will be without internet for the next 5 to 7 days... so sad.
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Glad to hear that at least some of your excursions out are enjoyable. Have fun with Susan when you connect.
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