Dos Colorados y Un Gigante

Hello from Bariloche! We arrived two days ago and have found a lot of success getting out trip organized. It seems as though it was a great choice to pick this town as a jump off point. The first day that we were here we found a number of bike shops and the second one that we came to had soime pretty good prices on some Trek Mountain bikes that will work great for our trip. Most importantly, they had a 22" frame for Ray. Even better, the owner of the shop set us up with a great route, complete with maps and plenty of information. Tomorrow we head down to Esquel to start heading south down the Careterra Austral. Things a shaping up great. We should be riding in two days.

We were also fortunate to find a great hostel without any trouble. We are staying in five star accomodations at the Sheldany Resort in downtown Bariloche. We have been treated royally as the only non-israeli folks in the place. We have been getting some looks as we shut the door to our one double-bed room, but we´re having a good old time here.

Although Ray couldn´t find any success winning his bike at the casino Robin made enough to warrant the purchase of some botallas termicas ($8 water bottles) which we are all extremely proud of and excited for.