Barilo-Che

After Court and family left, I had a few days in Bariloche on my own. I stayed in an incredible hostel and met some amazing people. This day we hiked up to Cerro Lopez. It was a perfect day and a gorgous hike (but we stayed a bit too long at the top, almost missed the bus and therefore had to sprint down the mountain... resulting in muscles so sore that I could barely walk the next day- reminiscent of Imogene for those of you who know what it is!)



Here I am with Nicole, who I hiked with to Cerro Lopez. She is from Switzerland but has lived in Montreal for many years. She is in the middle of her round the world trip and has a whole slew of adventures on the way. We had fun playing with her GPS and testing it´s accuracy.

This is the view from the hostel balcony!!!








The hostel was celebrating 10 years in existence. The older man in the middle here is the owner. He got a great deal on the place not knowing what he would do with it but his vision was to create a gathering place. At the time it was only the second hostel in Bariloche, now there are 40!!!! This place has definitely adopted his warm, charismatic passion for connecting with people and appreciating the surrounding natural beauty.





Here are the friends I made on our 20 hour bus trip from Buenos Aires. Ofer, Eitan, and Evi are from Isreal and are at the beginning of their 6 months of travel. They taught me a great card game- Yaniv- and a few words in Hebrew. As horrible as a 20 hour bus ride sounds, they are actually quite comfortable and come complete with blankets, pillows, movies, food, wine, champagne, and some great views:)






I was lucky enough to have a personal tour guide in Bariloche. Nacho (short for Ignacio) is from Rosario and is now living in Bariloche. It was nice to have the insider´s tips and to visit some places that only the locals know. This day we hit the slopes and gave a go at mountain boarding- where snowboarding meets longboarding. It took me a few runs to get used to it, but it is definitely a good summer alternative to one of my favorite sports!