Hola from Buenos Aires!
Howdy folks!
Have arrived safe n sound - altho a little bit tired...
Was up til 1am packing (why do i have to be so disorganised?!) and up at 4.30 to get ready to leave - crazy stuff!
But the flight was all good - saw the heartbreak kid and Mr Magoriums Wonder Emporium (yay!)... and on the leg from Auckland to Santiago I sat next to a Sydney girl - Alex- who was also going to B. Aires to join up for a Patagonia tour - different company and leaving a day later! It was a bit twilight zone cos we had a few similarities etc... Anyway we´ll catch up tomorrow to wonder round the city and was nice to have a plane buddy! Esp since she had organised a transfer from the hotel so got a lift with her (her hotel is about 4 blocks from mine)... My hotel - well mmm it is ok - altho when i have to come back here i will try a different hotel :)
Also met a Melbourne guy on the way here that is working on the silver and gold mines in Patagonia - has been here a bit the past year - so he told us a few scary travel stories etc - moral beign to be careful... anyway he said how they don´t have strong environmental focus - this last mine they pushed it thru quite quickly not really taking all the precautions they should for the cyanide that they will be using :( (bit of trivia for you :) )
Anyway just about to head out to get a snack and more money, then shower and bed! (very exciting stuff) so TTFN! :)
