After breakfast Guille and I went to check out the beach on Lago Puelo. It was amazing to see how much the water level of the lake has risen because of the rains - signs and picnic benches underwater. It was nice in the sun once we found shelter from the wind. We sat and read for a bit which was good to see Guille sit for a bit - she's go-go-go!
Later in the afternoon we went on a hike to the mirador overlooking Lago Puelo. A kilometer hike in the sun turned into quite the adventure. There was the option to extend the hike by another two or three kilometers which we opted to do; it felt good to be getting some exercise after all the eating and lazing.
One minute the sky was blue and clear. The next minute the valley between the mountains was socked in with ominous gray clouds. No sooner had I spotted it and said 'I don't like the looks of that' did the first drops come down. It started out as a light, pleasant sun-shower but then the wind picked up and it got cold. Because the walk ended up in town, we were able to hitch a ride back to our car just in time (!) for the skies to open up and absolutely POUR!
We went in to a coffee shop with wifi to wait it out and we were there for two and a half hours ordering coffee, biscuits, tea, etc just to justify our loitering. It was nice to catch up on some news from home (both my sisters are accomplishing some impressive achievements and doing me proud!) and my journaling but it was so frustrating to be stuck with all the rain. Again!
The good thing that came out of our refuge there was a recommendation for a restaurant for dinner in town. We ended up at this small, cozy, local restaurant. Not only was the food, the wine and the service wonderful but it was incredibly cheap. Argentina isn't as cheap as I heard it once was but 140$ (~$40) for appetizers, a bottle of wine, a big steak to share and two desserts was an INCREDIBLE deal! Yay!
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