Shorthand Patagonia - Day 6
January 21st
7:30am - up early, more cold oatmeal (even Gras agrees it's good), then off toward the Hostería Las Torres turn off enroute to the Refugio Chileno and then the Campamento Las Torres.
9:00am - Making good time, we trade off passing two cute Israelis, then spend 20 minutes or so trying to find a dry way to cross a major river. Finally, we give in to wet shoes and see the Israelis sitting on the other side. We refuse their offer to eat crackers so we can get ahead of them.
10:30am - Arriving at an amazing look-out, we stop to rest along with some French hikers. I reach for my camera to capture the view only to find that my camera case, which had been hooked on to the belt of my pack, is missing.
10:31am - panic.
10:32am - Gras runs back to look for camera
10:55am - Gras comes back; no camera.
11:00am - I run back to look for camera.
11:19am - re-wet feet re-crossing river. See Sascha, see Daniel, see Palm Beach couple, see married American couple, see two groups of Israelis; no one has seen camera.
11:27am - cross river for 3rd time. Feet now very wet.
11:45am - meet Gras, Sascha, and Daniel back at look-out; still no camera.
Crisis #3 not averted.
11:47am - say "fuck you" to mountain.
11:48am - Sascha gives us chocolate.
11:55am - back on trail, angry and trying to make up time. We succeed in walking very fast, leave Sascha and Daniel behind, catch up to and pass most of the people who'd passed us during the panicked camera hunt. Everyone sympathizes along the way.
2:00pm-ish - arrive at Refugio Chileno after meeting a group of 4 really slow Israeli guys who made us feel exceptionally hardcore. Lunch inside Chileno; apparently stealing napkins is a no-no. I buy a $16 disposable camera after the radio call to Refugio Los Cuernos makes me sad. See Palm Beach couple and middle-aged women.
3:30pm - head off to Campamento Las Torres. Trail more difficult than expected; start to quietly curse day hikers as they pass with their cute little day packs.
4:50pm - arrive at Campamento Las Torres. woohoo.
4:52pm - guardaparques try to charge us 3,500 pesos.
4:53pm - we realize we're freakin' gullible.
5:00pm - set-up tent, situated conveniently next to Sascha and Daniel.
5:20pm - socializing with Sascha and Daniel; meet Israeli Itai; comence with the food mooching. Sascha's been trying to give away all extra supplies to make his pack lighter; we eat his crackers as well as Daniel's.
5:50pm - it's dinner time in Boca Raton, right? Start cooking.
5:55pm - finish cooking. Lentil soup, bread, left-over refried beans, and cookies makes for a very brown meal. What are the boys making? arroz primavera, sauteed vegetables, noodles in cheese sauce with ají. Yes, we'll gladly help you eat your food.
8:30pm - anticipating the early morning (gotta see the Torres at sunrise), we head to bed.
7:30am - up early, more cold oatmeal (even Gras agrees it's good), then off toward the Hostería Las Torres turn off enroute to the Refugio Chileno and then the Campamento Las Torres.
9:00am - Making good time, we trade off passing two cute Israelis, then spend 20 minutes or so trying to find a dry way to cross a major river. Finally, we give in to wet shoes and see the Israelis sitting on the other side. We refuse their offer to eat crackers so we can get ahead of them.
10:30am - Arriving at an amazing look-out, we stop to rest along with some French hikers. I reach for my camera to capture the view only to find that my camera case, which had been hooked on to the belt of my pack, is missing.
10:31am - panic.
10:32am - Gras runs back to look for camera
10:55am - Gras comes back; no camera.
11:00am - I run back to look for camera.
11:19am - re-wet feet re-crossing river. See Sascha, see Daniel, see Palm Beach couple, see married American couple, see two groups of Israelis; no one has seen camera.
11:27am - cross river for 3rd time. Feet now very wet.
11:45am - meet Gras, Sascha, and Daniel back at look-out; still no camera.
Crisis #3 not averted.
11:47am - say "fuck you" to mountain.
11:48am - Sascha gives us chocolate.
11:55am - back on trail, angry and trying to make up time. We succeed in walking very fast, leave Sascha and Daniel behind, catch up to and pass most of the people who'd passed us during the panicked camera hunt. Everyone sympathizes along the way.
2:00pm-ish - arrive at Refugio Chileno after meeting a group of 4 really slow Israeli guys who made us feel exceptionally hardcore. Lunch inside Chileno; apparently stealing napkins is a no-no. I buy a $16 disposable camera after the radio call to Refugio Los Cuernos makes me sad. See Palm Beach couple and middle-aged women.
3:30pm - head off to Campamento Las Torres. Trail more difficult than expected; start to quietly curse day hikers as they pass with their cute little day packs.
4:50pm - arrive at Campamento Las Torres. woohoo.
4:52pm - guardaparques try to charge us 3,500 pesos.
4:53pm - we realize we're freakin' gullible.
5:00pm - set-up tent, situated conveniently next to Sascha and Daniel.
5:20pm - socializing with Sascha and Daniel; meet Israeli Itai; comence with the food mooching. Sascha's been trying to give away all extra supplies to make his pack lighter; we eat his crackers as well as Daniel's.
5:50pm - it's dinner time in Boca Raton, right? Start cooking.
5:55pm - finish cooking. Lentil soup, bread, left-over refried beans, and cookies makes for a very brown meal. What are the boys making? arroz primavera, sauteed vegetables, noodles in cheese sauce with ají. Yes, we'll gladly help you eat your food.
8:30pm - anticipating the early morning (gotta see the Torres at sunrise), we head to bed.
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