Taveling Patagonia Around Ruta 40

I’m sitting on the bottom bunk of my hostel in El Calafate, household of the famous Perito Moreno Glacier, and exhausted from a days journey by bus from El Bolson, a tiny hippie-town nestled in the Andes. What was exhausting was not the 26 hours spent in a barely reclinable seat, but that there had been no stops to stretch my legs nor meals given to ease hunger.

Travelers beware of Taqsa, the only bus organization that runs from Bariloche through El Bolson to El Calafate without taking the infamous grueling, gravel road and “ultimate experience” that is Ruta 40. Personally, Taqsa did not offer a significantly far more comfortable ride.

Nonetheless, despite what I was told, El Calafate is all the desolate beauty that a single conjures when considering of Patagonia. Desert, mountains, a modest lake in which flamingos nibble, and of course glaciers, which we are saving for tomorrow.

I wish I could write far more, but the sheer power needed to handle this French keyboard (my new travel buddy’s computer system) only adds to my exhaustion.

Can’t wait to get back dwelling in Buenos Aires, if only for rest and writing.

By Brit Weaver

TheExpeditioner

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britweaver

Toronto born and based, Brit is an avid leisure cyclist, coffee drinker and under-a-tree park-ist. She usually finds herself meandering foreign cities seeking for street eats to nibble, trees to climb, a patch of grass to sit on, or a compact bookstore to sift by means of. You can discover her musing life on her personal blog, TheBubblesAreDead.wordpress.com.

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