El Bolson, revisited

So we headed back towards Bariloche were we would have to return the car in two mornings. On the way down, we had stopped off in a small hippy town called El Bolson for 30 minutes or so to check out a fair. We decided since we had another day with the car that we would chill in the quaint outdoorsy town for the night. We came across an amazing cabin that was almost as cheap as the camping was the previous night. It had cable, heat, comfy beds, towels, the works. It even came equipped with some of the cutest puppies to ever walk the earth. We almost stole one, no joke.

After spending a night in luxury, it was much easier to finish the rest of the drive in what was left of our rental car. We were nervous about returning it since the brakes were making and awful noise, and we were hoping we could get some money for the two tires we bought. But we still had one more day with the car, so we decided to use it to our advantage... we went to the chocolate factory/museum. It was an excellent way to spend a cold and rainy afternoon. They gave out samples of the best hot chocolate I've ever had!

Our last endeavor with the car was to find a place to stay that night. We drove all over Bariloche stopping in hostels to ask about pricing, and they were all the same (and too much). So Byron parked the car in front of the tourist office to get a map and ask about cheap hostels while I protected the precious auto. I wasn't expecting for Byron to return with a friend. Byron convinced a nice little hippie man to get us a cheap nice room, and not only did the guy call around to find one for us, but he even got in the car and rode there with us to make sure we got there alright. We were really in a state of no fear by this point in our travels.

That's Bariloche at the end of the rainbow!!!