Cajon Del Azul

We got up at 6.45 when Dave woke up (my watch failed to wake me up), and there in the morning decided to return the same day; we wanted to cook breakfast at the hostel, but due to the early hour we were up, the kitchen was locked, so we just headed off with no gear (I had my camera and a bottle of water) to catch the bus at 7.40 towards the Cajon Del Azul trailhead. The bus was there on time, but oh my what a ride. It was bloody well cold, and it took 2 hours... First we functioned as a schoolbus and then as a bus for retired people getting around, until finally we got dropped off at the trailhead, and started climbing after buying some chocolate and some biscuits to get us going.

The way up was easy, but very rewarding in the beautiful nature (pictures will follow at some point or another) and after a long (not really, only 3,5 hours) and entertaining walk (it is always fun around Dave), we arrived at the Cajon Del Azul and shared a pizza for breakfast and lunch (one pizza for two meals for two people, yet it was plenty), after that we had a long break at the scenic top, Dave tried persistently to get a close-up picture of one of the wasps (the place was full of them), while I was trying to stay as far away from them as possible (they scare me to death). Afterwards we descended down a different path, which meant taking off our shoes and wading for quite along way (it seemed like that), navigating our way over submerged slippery rocks through icy cold glacial water... It just felt like maybe my feed would never feel good again.

But we made it down to the trailhead, and my feet did start feeling better (in fact they did after 2 minutes). There I bought some bread for ,75 pesos, it was a type of fried bread which was so good that I ended up eating 3 pieces :).

Back in El Bolsón, we went for an internet cafe and ate a sandwich for dinner back at the hostel while talking with Lucia.