Monday, January 9, 2012

Comenzar

The night before a big journey always puts one thinking. Uncertainty? Certainly. The first fishing spot could result in complete failure leaving your spirits hopelessly crushed for the 4 month trial ahead. Thinking of this makes the end of the world feel just that much farther, and Bogota a pipe dream... but that's the beauty of the thumb! Anything is game and the ball is always in play. Take us a few kilometers to the Ruta 6? Awesome! All the way to Ushuaia? Nothing could be better! Share a beer? Preferably no if you're driving but hey man it's your vehicle your rules.

We'll see what Argentina has to offer. If it's anything close to the hospitality in Buenos Aires or Zarate thanks to A and family on Calle Escobar who didn't let you leave the house without first filling your stomach with arroz con pollo, or C and L in Zarate who have done everything possible to keep the damned mosquitoes at bay, you'd be traveling the rest of your life. But what's been realized more than anything is that this trip will be about the people you meet along the way. Time to rest the digitus primus.

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