Argentina Day 13

Day 13 was all about getting to know Bariloche. So that's what we did.


This one goes out to Wanda.

They had a little market in the town centre (wow, centre spelled with an re at the end comes natural now). This booth sold Rastas.

Little market in town centER.

We took this sketchy gondola up to the top of Mt. Cerro to check out some amazing views.

Mark in sketchy gondola.

Why is David at the top of Mt. Cerro? Weird...

Gorgeous views from the top!

Gyrating cafe at the top of Mt. Cerro. Altitude 1405 meters, or somewhere around 4200 feet.

F*cking amazing!

Picnic at the top. It was so hot that the wine tasted a bit funny. Didn't matter though as we probably paid about 3 bucks for the bottle.

More views from the top.

That's Bariloche down there, or at least a portion of it.

This is by far the biggest chocolate store we've ever seen. It was mahoosive, and filled with madness.

Argentina Day 12 - Bariloche!

On Day 12 we arrived in Bariloche, which is situated in the Lake District, in the Andes. It is a mountain town with crazy architecture and crazy teenagers everywhere. That was the only bummer, crazy teenagers everywhere. Other than that it was absolutely amazing. The day after a bus ride generally means tender vibes as you basically have jet lag. Check-in to the hotel, eat, drink, check out the vibes, and rest. That's what we did on this day.




We awoke to this craziness. That music went on for probably about 3-4 hours (the hum lasted pretty much the whole time I think). At one point, some man went down to the cockpit and asked them to chill out the music. They didn't abide.

Lake District, that is where Bariloche is.

More Lake vibes.

Crazy architecture. Thought we were in the Swiss Alps or friggin' Germany.

Stevie's garden.

That's the Nahuel Huapi lake behind us. Quite chilly this lake.

This is the view from our room. During the day, the lake is in view.

B&W.

Argentina Re-Revisited (Day 11)

So I feel like an arse for not finishing the Argentina posts...I only got through half. I guess that's because I may have been a little ambitious with the amount of photos and stories to go along with them. Gonna try to be more succinct in finishing our vacacion en Argentina.

This was Day 11, our final day in Mendoza. We loved Mendoza, but time to move on. We were basically just killing time as we had to jump on a bus later in the evening, so we went on a walk through a park, went to the zoo, and had some beer and food later.

Mahoosive park in Mendoza...this is the entrance.

What's a day on our vacation in Argentina without a little Dakar action?

This body of water in the park was mainly dedicated to rowing.

Harshest zoo we'd ever been to. I don't think I'll ever go to a zoo again after this experience. We heard stories about monkeys and big cats lurking randomly around the zoo.

Meg & bird.

Sam.

Yeah, that's really where this large feline should be. Can't even stand on its hind legs...

Alpacas = awesomeness.

Harsh. I feel bad for even putting these up.

So skip forward to being on the bus. Bye Mendoza...the sky was lovely on our ride out of town.

Another example of how lovely the sky was.

Darkness + 14-hour bus ride = uncork the vino tinto! We must've been drinking prior to this bottle...

Even though the zoo was harsh and these monkeys should not be in this cage, at least they had some homies to kick it with.

Birkenhead Lake = Magnificent Camping Locale

If you ever have a chance to camp at Birkenhead Lake, do it! It was my (Mark's) first time camping in Beautiful British Columbia, and boy what an amazing experience it was! The weather was gorgeous, and many camping activities ensued. We were in Bear Country, but didn't have any run-ins with any bears. That's a good thing, but we were strapped with some bear spray just in case. Here are some photos that don't do the site and experience any justice at all.


8 was the number of our campsite. A lovely campsite, nestled back in the woods.

Big tent, little tent (and some sporting equipment).

Campfire pit with janky chairs and the one and only Lounge Lizard.

Mark and Meg in Bear Country!

The crew.

This is Birkenhead Lake. We walked from our campsite, through the woods, and were blown away by our first view of the lake. Again, photos just don't do it justice.

Lounge Lizard time!

Chris and Jen made the most badboy bacon and green onion skewers. We ate real well on the trip.

Eating well.

Eating well, drinking well (we drank well as well).

Bacon and green onion skewers going apeshit on the grill. That's Masta Grilla Chris Allen at the grill.

Bacon juice really gets the party started.

An evening photo of Birkenhead Lake.

We did some fishing, but didn't catch anything. One day I will catch a Brown Trout...not sure if I will eat it though.

That's Meg fishing for Brown Trout.

July 4, 2009

Went down to the Fuller's for July 4, 2009 celebrations and activities. Was Mark's first 4th in the States since the Summer of '06, so he was excited. We didn't take many photos either (Beavertooth). We had a blast though, thanks Dean and Melissa!!! See you up here soon!


Had lunch on the 4th right above the Public Market...tender vibes. Tender bloody mary's and mimosa's as well!

Meg really likes Crumpets, and just had to snap a photo of The Crumpet Shop. She didn't buy a crumpet though for some reason.

Meg with giant eggplant and 4th banner above her head. The sun was out, it was a wonderful day.

Pig head.