Shorthand Patagonia - Day 8

January 23rd

7:30am - the alarm's back. It's pouring outside; it looks like it's been raining all night. We're warm and dry.

8:00am - Erratic Rock breakfast, ROund 2. There's no sweet bread, only savory. Amazing anyway.

9:00am - board bus for El CXalafate. The young American couple is across the aisle from us; the father and son pair are three rows in front of us.

10:07am - bus stops at souvenir store. Still raining.

10:27am - give passports and carnes to bus attendant.

10:43am - bus attendant hands back passports and carnes; why didn't we get stamps?

10:44am - I want my stamps.

1:30pm-ish - arrive in El Calafate!

1:37pm - El Calafate looks kind of like a mix between Breckenridge and Pucón. BGump into group of Israelis, including Itai, in the street. Locate hostel; locate grocery store; locate ice cream; locate really cute El Calafate shirt with penguins and igloo (on sale!); locate ATM; pay hostel large quantity of cash for package deal to see, trek on glaciers. This may or may not be a good idea.

7:00pm - dinner in "Casablanca"--clearly a true Argentine dining experience. Our waiter's strange; we make fun of him.

8:50pm - after finally getting the check, we steal left-over bread.

10:00pm - back in hostel; shower!; meet roomies.

11:45pm - bedtime!

11:52pm - roomie #1 starts snoring.

11:54pm - roomie #1's snoring reminds me of dying cow.

12:03am - roomie #2 starts snoring.

12:04am - roll-over.

12:05am - resign myself to the fact that I just won't ever sleep on this trip.