Jed and I arrived in El Bolson today – the renowned hippy and artesian beer capital of Argentina.
We spent our first evening celebrating Jed´s birthday: eating regional Bolson trout, drinking wine, and stuffing ourselves on the best ice cream I have ever eaten (Jauja Icecream, I will miss you).
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| Lago Puelo |
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| on top of the mirador |
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| Jed´s a joker |
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| mirador lookout |
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| Lago Puelo |
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| We made it! |
We finished our evening with an awesome asado (typical Argentine barbeque) at our hostel, complete with over 8 different meats and cuts.
Our last day, we went to the El Bolson market, which I think can be best described as a gathering of dirty yet beautiful hippies selling everything from wooden wares, wired jewelry, to artesian chocolates and cheeses. Jed was, no joke, the only guy there without dreads. We enjoyed homemade waffles, delightful tubs of raspberries, and walked around just admiring all of the handiwork.
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| Chocolate and raspberry covered waffles |
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| food at the market |
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| delicious waffles |
From El Bolson, we took a quick 2 hour bus ride to Bariloche.
Practical Information: El Hostel Pehunia, I strongly recommend – a family run place with a just wonderful and cozy atmosphere. The wife, Valentina, could not be friendlier, and her two children couldn’t be more adorable. The husband also cooks up a mean asado. Doubles there will run you about 60pesos pp and the dorm, I believe, is 50p. To get to Lago Puelo, you need to take a city bus from the main avenue to the last stop. The whole ride will last about 45min-1hr depending on how many stops the driver makes and will cost you 5 pesos. The entrance to the park is 20 pesos but we found that they don´t charge you during off-season (after March 6-ish) and the park has a number of walking trails. The hike up to the mirador is not at all difficult and will take you about 30 minutes one way (despite the ranger saying it will take 2 hours). The famous market in El Bolson is hosted on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays (the best is on Saturday) from about 10am-430pm. The bus from El Bolson to Bariloche leaves every hour with Andesmar and costs 23 pesos, each way.
We spent our first evening celebrating Jed´s birthday: eating regional Bolson trout, drinking wine, and stuffing ourselves on the best ice cream I have ever eaten (Jauja Icecream, I will miss you). 
Practical Information: El Hostel Pehunia, I strongly recommend – a family run place with a just wonderful and cozy atmosphere. The wife, Valentina, could not be friendlier, and her two children couldn’t be more adorable. The husband also cooks up a mean asado. Doubles there will run you about 60pesos pp and the dorm, I believe, is 50p. To get to Lago Puelo, you need to take a city bus from the main avenue to the last stop. The whole ride will last about 45min-1hr depending on how many stops the driver makes and will cost you 5 pesos. The entrance to the park is 20 pesos but we found that they don´t charge you during off-season (after March 6-ish) and the park has a number of walking trails. The hike up to the mirador is not at all difficult and will take you about 30 minutes one way (despite the ranger saying it will take 2 hours). The famous market in El Bolson is hosted on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Saturdays (the best is on Saturday) from about 10am-430pm. The bus from El Bolson to Bariloche leaves every hour with Andesmar and costs 23 pesos, each way. 
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