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Well, today I'm on may way to the famous site seeing town Bariloche.
Departure preparations in the hotel's parking lot.
Since the hinges of the left pannier case are broken, I have to tie it down the lid down with a belt.
Since I can't close the lock, I'm not feeling very comfortable with it every time it starts to rain.
Then: tyre pressure check.
Hmmm, it seems to be loosing air ...
But being prepared is the best of all things, hence I will have it mended right here in Esquel.
When I go to the tyre shop I was told of by the owner of the hotel, it's closed.
Inside there were 3 guys that looked like they'd in the mood to mend my tyre, but the one that looked like the most senior among them rejected saying [We don't do bikes here!]
Can't be helped then. I then decided that I'd be moving on while continuously refilling the air in the tyre.
I leave the town, and after only a little bit of time it suddenly gets really cold.
And in that moment Jeremy, a crazy English man, comes to my mind. We had been driving together down along the West coast, and he had the habit of smoking self-rolled cigarettes. For the whole time, every time he tried to role a smoke, the tobacco got carried away by the wind, and he seemed to have a rather tough time. Finally, the documents he had received at the border crossing got also blown away by the wind, and he set out to drive after them for dear life.
And as I was laughing at him, the wind blows the glove away that I had left lying on bike. And I obviously drove after it for dear life.
Finally I can separate myself from the Pampa that has been going on forever, and enter a mountainous area.
The landscape looks beautiful even when it is raining.
Ohoh, darn! The water could get into the left pannier case.
And then arrive in Bariloche, situated at the foot of the Nahuel Huapi National Park.
I changed the itinerary, so that I would arrive earlier in Santiago.
And in considering all that, I don't do any site seeing at all here in Bariloche, and instead I'll be relaxing.
I go into town and have a late lunch at a Chinese restaurant recommended in the guide book.
And since the room came with a bath tube, I take a nice hot bath, and then go early to sleep.
Translation: Pamela Ravasio