El Bolson, Argentina
March 13, 2007
S 41°57.942
W 071°32.091
We took the first bus out of Colonial Suiza at 9:00 AM and grabbed a connecting bus from the central bus station for El Bolson. We figured we’d seen everything the sleepy little town had to offer. We enjoyed the peace and quiet on the lake, but we were ready for a change after camping on the dusty lake for a few nights. Plus, having just camped for seven nights we weren’t in the mood to go for the long haul.
When we arrived in El Bolson we quickly found a place to stay; a cute little place (La Posada de Hamelin) with white stone walls, wood beams, and plenty of shelves and drawers to tuck away our stuff while we call this place home for the next four days or so. We showered and headed out to the craft festival that is only in town on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. We hoped to find a tasty empanada to tide us through until dinner.
As we walked through the fair munching on our empanadas we bumped into our old buddy Ralph. Ralph is the nice gentleman from Tasmania we met in Torres del Paine ten days or so ago when we all set out to do the circuit around the park. We were as shocked to see him as he was to see us. When we last parted we all had plans to head south before heading back north. Neither he nor us were even contemplating a visit to El Bolson when we parted ways in Torres del Paine... small world! It appeared we weren’t the only ones tired of the cold weather in the south. We caught up with Ralph for a few minutes before we suggested meeting at the local microbrewery, Cevezeria El Bolson, for a drink later in the evening and then headed our separate ways.
The brewery, with nine different local beers on tap, is located about 2 km outside of town and was packed with locals. The brewing of beer in this area seems to be viewed as an art and savored and enjoyed as such. All of the beer we sampled at the little Cevezeria was excellent and we’re excited to check out more of the local beers in the area. We’re pleasantly surprised by the microbreweries and plan to take full advantage of them over the next few days.
Over the course of the evening we had 3 (maybe 4 pints) and really got to know Ralph better… he’s a cool guy with a good heart. Ralph gave us a ride back to our place (he rented a car and drove approx. 2000 km over the past 5 days); we parted just before midnight with discussions of doing a hike on Thursday or Friday. Regardless of whether we do the hike or not, we’re sure we will see Ralph again. How can we not?
March 13, 2007
S 41°57.942
W 071°32.091
We took the first bus out of Colonial Suiza at 9:00 AM and grabbed a connecting bus from the central bus station for El Bolson. We figured we’d seen everything the sleepy little town had to offer. We enjoyed the peace and quiet on the lake, but we were ready for a change after camping on the dusty lake for a few nights. Plus, having just camped for seven nights we weren’t in the mood to go for the long haul.
When we arrived in El Bolson we quickly found a place to stay; a cute little place (La Posada de Hamelin) with white stone walls, wood beams, and plenty of shelves and drawers to tuck away our stuff while we call this place home for the next four days or so. We showered and headed out to the craft festival that is only in town on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. We hoped to find a tasty empanada to tide us through until dinner.
As we walked through the fair munching on our empanadas we bumped into our old buddy Ralph. Ralph is the nice gentleman from Tasmania we met in Torres del Paine ten days or so ago when we all set out to do the circuit around the park. We were as shocked to see him as he was to see us. When we last parted we all had plans to head south before heading back north. Neither he nor us were even contemplating a visit to El Bolson when we parted ways in Torres del Paine... small world! It appeared we weren’t the only ones tired of the cold weather in the south. We caught up with Ralph for a few minutes before we suggested meeting at the local microbrewery, Cevezeria El Bolson, for a drink later in the evening and then headed our separate ways.
The brewery, with nine different local beers on tap, is located about 2 km outside of town and was packed with locals. The brewing of beer in this area seems to be viewed as an art and savored and enjoyed as such. All of the beer we sampled at the little Cevezeria was excellent and we’re excited to check out more of the local beers in the area. We’re pleasantly surprised by the microbreweries and plan to take full advantage of them over the next few days.
Over the course of the evening we had 3 (maybe 4 pints) and really got to know Ralph better… he’s a cool guy with a good heart. Ralph gave us a ride back to our place (he rented a car and drove approx. 2000 km over the past 5 days); we parted just before midnight with discussions of doing a hike on Thursday or Friday. Regardless of whether we do the hike or not, we’re sure we will see Ralph again. How can we not?
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