Three things come to my mind when thinking about Rio Gallegos: smoke, old western, closet
Smoke – practically everyone in Argentina smokes. I am not a smoker and have never been fond of the smell and so being down here and being surrounded by smoke has taken some getting used to. Seriously, there is cigarette smoke being blown in your direction everywhere you go.
Old Western - Rio Gallegos has the feeling of an old western town. You know those old western films your parents watch, yeah that’s pretty much what this town looks and feels like. It has one main street that stretches the length of the town and old run down building surrounding. It is dry and dusty similar to Nevada and there is constant wind. We were there in the peak of their summer and we were in pants, jackets, socks, shoes, and hats. It was freezing!
Closet – When you’re traveling on a budget you don’t really care where you end up sleeping as long as you have a roof over your head. We stayed with a guy named Daniel, who runs an internet café and radio station and lives in the back of it. He was nice enough to offer us a place to stay and we ended up sleeping in a closet type room next to his music studio. The floor was just wide enough to fit our two mummy air pads and sleeping bags. It has been our most unique sleeping arrangement yet.
Yep, this is were we slept. Mike and I were wedged between the wall and that huge gray dresser thingy. It was a tights nights sleep to say the least :)
So fun. Such good memories you guys will have! Jeaaaloussss!!
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