Junin de los Andes
Saturday, March 4th, 2006We are starting to go through the Lake District after spending a few incredible days of looking at stunning desert and enjoying stunning desserts afterwards. The amazing thing about Argentina is that it is not all crudded up with chains like McD, Booger King, Pizza Hut, etc. We did see one Walmart and shed a tear for their future. Don´t let it happen, chicos!
I love the U.S., but it is really depressing to drive cross-country and see the same exact cluster of Applebee´s, KFC, Blockbuster, Cracker Barrell, etc. in every town from coast to coast.
The only down side about Argentina is that it has none of that in-your-face-possibility-of-being-up-a-creek-without-a-prayer-of-a-paddle excitement of other countries. When we stop to look at our map here, people stop and ask us if we need help! There was some serious stress in other countries about whether we would be pushing the truck for 30 days to the nearest gas station as vultures circled, or trading cigarettes in prison, or, whatever. We have returned the kindness of Argentines by pulling a motorcycle out of mud pit (actually, I just got a kick out of tying a rope around a motorcycle and dragging it with the truck), giving a ride to a guy stuck on the side of the road with an immobile vehicle filled with his wife and young children, and other kind deeds.
We continue tomorrow to soak in the beauty. Hopefully, it will rub off on us.
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