Barreal

On Tuesday I received an invitation from Belen (niece who's my age) to go camping in Barreal for three days during the Holy Week holidays with two of her friends. Since throwing myself out there despite my timidity is a priority right now, I accepted and on Thurs. morning took off on an awesome journey towards the Andes mountains. Words can't really describe how beautiful the 2 hr. car ride was so here are some pictures:







We spent three days hiking, relaxing with the guitar, and eating homemade pastelitos (see below). In the typical San Juan province fashion we got to know our neighbors at the campground and shared a typical asado (Argentina barbecue) with them on Friday night. We also visited some spectacular parks and waterfalls, all with the snowcapped peaks as a backdrop. Belen's friends were extremely nice and patient with me but couldn't believe I don't know all the lyrics to all the songs they know in English, or that I haven't seen every movie ever made in the US. What can I say?



Fortunately, Belen and I have a lot in common, plus she is very adventuresome and loves to explore the region so we've decided that we have lots of trips ahead of us this year.