Cerro Catedral
I did it. Now I can check ‘snow board South America’ off my list of things to do. Pro’s- absolutely beautiful vistas, packed powder snow, easy rental of equipment and an overabundance of kind argentinos. Con’s- snow was only on the top third of the mountain, a mountain of people in lift lines, 30 minute wait for one lift, rude people pushing and squirming their way to the front of the line.
It has been a very interesting experience down here. As I said, I have met so many nice people. Like today I rode the lift with a kid from Sao Paulo, Brazil. We were both comiserating about the chill in the air on the lift ride up. But the long ride made for a nice time talking about sports. I met another gentleman on our boat tour yesterday who was orignially from Mexico but now lives in Madison Wisconsin. Go figure. So no matter how cold it may get here at the resort, it is nothing like his winters in Minnesota. On the gondola ride down today I chatted with a mom and son who actually live in Bariloche. You will see from the photos how two thirds or more of the mountain are bare. She said last year the entire resort was blanketed in snow. Go figure! Oh well. We are still having a great time and staying safe. The nice guy at the rental place took the tags off a helmet in his store and rented it to me for the day. No one around here rents helmets. So that was really cool of him. Personal note to my sister…Muchos Cutos Chicos aca. I should hook her up with someone while I am here. Not only cute but very nice.
Favorite food in Barilcohe so far has been Chocolate. 
Not the grocery store kind. Real rich dark chocolate. Two great places I have stopped have been Turistas and Abuela Goye.
We talked to Dottie and Chris on the video chat last night. Since they have high speed wi-fi here in the hotel, the connection was perfect. So for anyone out there that was wondering if it is worth it….It is! We were halfway around the world and a face to face call home was free. A lot cheaper than my cell phone.
We are off to dinner soon. Muchos besos. Ciao ciao! Disfruta las fotos nuevas!
