Argentina 2006 Cross Globe Reisverhalen / Travel stories

FROM JUNIN DE LOS ANDES TO BUENOS AIRES

And then … time for the big return trip to BA, with lots of stops on the way. One of them was a condor “breeding” place in a high mountain cliff. Unfortunately, when we stopped there, there was not one condor. We also visited a dinosaur museum in Villa El Chocón, 80km south of Neuquen, where 80% of the remaining bones of the biggest carnivore of the World: Giganotosaurus Carolinii is exhibited, among lots of fossils and other interesting material.

It took us a looooooong time to get through Neuquen because of all the traffic.
To avoid the traffic on the RN22 between Neuquen and Buenos Aires, we were told that it was much better to take the road between General Roca and General Acha. On that road, we were lucky again: we were driving “behind” a severe thunderstorm. The sky became very dark. Everywhere around us we saw lightnings, sometimes straight to the earth, sometimes from left to right, over more than 100kms. But we didn't get a drop of rain. In Puelches, a little village halfway General Roca and General Acha, we met somebody who drove 15 minutes ahead of us who had been in the middle of the thunderstorm with flying wood and stones!! We have been very lucky. He recommended us to spend the night in that same village. We thought that was a great plan since it was already late in the evening but the only pension in the village was fully booked. So we had to drive on for another 30 km, where we found a motel that had a room available BUT they didn’t have the key to the room anymore because a tourist had taken it! So we had to continue for another 120km and we arrived in General Acha at 0.30!!! Luckily, the first hotel we stopped at, had a room for us.

LAST NIGHT IN ARGENTINA

We enjoyed our last night in Posada de las Aguilas (quite expensive but very nice and conveniently located, close to the airport). That is a real recommendation for people who want to stay close to the airport in Buenos Aires. The steaks are excellent.

EPILOGUE

As you notice, we liked the landscapes, the wildlife but not to forget: the Argentine people. Everybody was so friendly, open, interested, helpful, ..... we met some really nice people down there.
Most Argentine people who heard what are travel itinerary was declared us “crazy” and said that was not a realistic plan and much too dangerous, but we proved that it is doable, as long as you drive carefully.