Sunday, January 31, 2010

Down South

I´m writing from an internet cafe in the windswept, charming, and comically un-urban-planned town of El Chalten. We are definitely in Patagonia now. Marty and I keep looking at each other and saying ¨summer!¨ as we peer out from layers of down and wool. We have been lucky to have no rain, though, and have been on two hikes with scenery that might surpass any other we´ve seen.

Bet you´d like to see that scenery. Unfortunately the computers here are telling us our camera has a virus and not allowing us to open any files, instead offering to erase the entire archive. Uh, no thanks.

So we´ll go searching for another, less hypersensitive, internet spot. Just wanted to let you know we´ve arrived safely.

4 comments:

  1. I am fascinated by your internet troubles. You were in, like, remote Indian villages or whatever, and had awesome internet, but now you don't. So weird.

    Best for me not to see your photos as the weather here has been crap and more crap and even more crap, plus allergens liek woah. I am turning into a grouchy workaholic.

    Envious of all your hiking. Wish I were there! How are your allergies?

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  2. Well, the weather here is turning stormy, if that's any consolation. The allergies seem fine, thanks -- it{s staying upright that is the challenge. It's WINDY out there today! Turns out the internet here is via satellite, thus the slow uploads. Pretty remote for a town with its own microbrewery.

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  3. That explains a lot! If there's beer, who needs the internet, right?

    Glad the allergies are okay. Stay grounded, sister.

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