Waterfalls, Spanish & new adventures..

 

 

Another crappy day for weather meant we had no choice but to check out Argentinas side rain or shine, but not before I ran all over town looking for a bank, printing out my visa and looking for the bus (I tend to leave everything to the last minute). So finally we boarded "celeste' our bus from Brasil to Argentina. Now as I was leaving Brasil for good I had to say goodbye and stamp out (not a quick process for someone who has over stayed their visa). So time came to leave celeste and wait for another, we waited. And waited and waited. Nothing, until we finally jumped on a bus that actually stopped for us. Stamped in, 2 buses later we arrived at the falls. Still raining meant we covered ourselves in plastic or in Connies case a plastic garbage bag ( thanks to my story of my year 2 musical ) and heading into the good spots. It was unbelievable to see that amount of water constantly pouring off these cliffs into the river below. Purely incredible. Definitely a sight not to miss. And if you're lucky enough to do the boat ride through the falls, do it, just make sure your new mascara is waterproof; unless you want to look like a crying goth. We dried up, said goodbye and jumped on opposite buses.

Headed for buenos aires, it hit me that I was no longer in Brasil.7.5 months later I'd finally found the right time I could leave. Very hard but very rewarding. I know I'll be back. 18 hours later I arrived in a new city, new country, new currency everything, but not to forget a new language. I've just spent the last 7months learning Portugues and now Spanish. Just because they are close does NOT mean the language is similar. Not at all. I gave my best porteñol swing at a few lines for; wifi, water and directions and soon was on my way towards milhouse.  Here is the link to some of my Buenos Aires Photos; https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10152456378911288.1073741847.576216287&type=1&l=0035d838d9

Now for all of those who have stayed or partied in the milhouse hostels in buenos aires will know there's no need for explaination. Didn't take me long before I knew I needed to get out of there and quick. I moved myself with a couple of English guys who had the same idea over to the area of Palermo. My favourite part of BA! Full of great restaurants, shops, hostels etc. the vibe in this area is perfect. I think I hung around here for 2 weeks before i met up with Niels, my Dutch friend I had met in Brasil. He was only a couple days behind me in arriving in Argentina and we decided to head over to Uruguay. Our purpose was to check some sights, prove some "legal myths" and get some more dollars before heading back. During this time id been thinking about an idea id heard from a good friend id met in São Paulo, about doing a road trip somewhere along my travels. And the more I kept thinking about the idea the more things kept coming together. Soon I decided Patagonia would be a perfect place for a road trip. There's a billion sights to see and long distances. Now all I needed was this idea to come alive. Buenos aires was a great place for me. I managed to meet some very amazing people whom I still call my really good friends. It's crazy how easily a stranger can become your best friend when you're travelling. It's honestly one of my biggest drives to keep going. So here in this city I met some really cool people and shared my idea of the road trip with them. After a few days of looking into the details etc, we managed to not only find a road trip team but also book ourselves a van. We would be leaving from Santiago chile, and spending 30 nights sleeping in the back of a van with our own kitchen and set of wheels to explore the beauties of the South - Patagonia.

 

Until next time..