Wednesday, January 27, 2010
21 hr bustrip...Heaven or Hell??
On Sunday I got on a bus from Buenos Aires to Bariloche. The trip would take a total of 21 hours and I was quite nervous that I would go stir crazy. I was told by many that the buses in Argentina were very nice and quite comfortable. I sprung for the executive cama (bed) which was a humongous bus seat that reclined to 160 degrees. It was as they say...quite comfortable. We headed out of Buenos Aires and into the pampas lands. Nothing but green grass and cows grazing. Here unlike the U.S. they feed their cows grass instead of corn. Quite novel actually. After cruising a little bit the movie Fracture with Sir Anthony Hopkins came on with spanish subtitles. Then a light lunch of Croissants with jamon y queso was served. So simple yet blew away any meal I ever had on an airplane. After a bit of reading and a self taught spanish class the movie 2012 came on. I watched about 10 minutes and said to myself...this may be the stupidest movie ever made and drifted into a nice nap. I woke up an hour later and watched about 20 min of 2012 and said...this is the stupidest movie ever made!!! I threw on my Ipod and after a little while the sun set. A super Orange sun with a purple sky set the night off. I then had the urge to use the facilities so I go downstairs and the light reads Occupado. So I sit on the steps waiting to use the lavatory. I was looking out the window and this girl says something to me in spanish..I say hablas poquito espanol and she speaks to me in broken english we chat for a bit and the bathroom is still occupado. Finally the stu comes and tells the girl they lock the bano for dinner service. So I return to my quarters and am treated to roasted turkey and butternut squash. It was a little weird I was diggin the croissants much better. After dinner I wait a bit and make it back to the bano. ALAS!!! It is Libre (vacant) Im in there maybe 30 seconds and their is a pound on the door 3 times BOOM BOOM BOOM!!! I almost pissed on myself. Tranquillo I yell out. I exit the bathroom and see my stu friend who scolded me earlier for my feet being in the aisle talking to the girl i was chatting with earlier. I sit next to her and ask her what that was all about. Turns out Im not allowed to smoke in the bathroom. After telling her I dont smoke we were chatting for a bit...me in shitty spanish her in slightly better english this guy in the seat behind me erupts loudly in spanish and rips his jacket off my seat back where he had it hanging. It seems like everyone is pissed at the gringo but Minla the girl informs me that guy is muy loco and not to worry about it. We chat for a bit more and I go up to my seat. I read listen to music and drift off into the best sleep in 5 days. I awake in the National Park right outside Bariloche and its Beautiful. I feel more relaxed then I was in the city. Something about mountains rivers and big sky that put me at ease. I get off the bus exchange info with Minla..which I have lost already and wonder to myself if I can change in my flight back to Baltimore for a bus!
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Grass green grass, so how is the meat so far? I think every movie you watch is the stupidist movie..but 2012 is one of them I agree, can't wait to hear about Bariloche. Hope those shorts are holding up.. I still have remnants of Montezumas fierce revenge. All is well be safe and take care out there
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