Fun in Bariloche

This is my fourth day in Argentina. The days have been so packed, I haven't had time to post. But here are a some fun things from my last day in Patagonia.

 

We hiked a trail with a view of the Andes. No, we didn't get to the top.  

But we got here!

Our tour took us to a farm in Bariloche to get a cooking lesson followed by lunch cooked by the son of one of Argentina's best chefs. Some were interested in the cooking lesson...

...and others of us were interested in the cat.

And here is the amazing meal!

 

We got some entertainment from the chef after the meal. I have a nice video, but blogspot is refusing to accept the file.

I skipped the group dinner and decided to walk around Bariloche.

This gives a sense of how steep the streets are.  And this isn't at the top. And yes, I did climb to the top.

 

Nice skate park!

 

I ran into this street performer. He pulled me into the act.
"Hola!" he said.
"Hola!" I replied.
"Hola!"
"Hola!"
"Hola!"
"Hola!"
He gave me a funny look and made a comment that provoked laughter from the audience.  Clearly, I wasn't getting what I was supposed to do.
"¿Habla Inglés?"
"Oh, English! Where are you from?"

"Los Estados Unidos."

"From the United States! What brings you here?"
Somehow talking about Antarctic cruises and pre-cruise trips didn't feel like the right response.
"Hiking in the mountains!"
Later he was trying to get me to do something that I just wasn't getting, to the amusement of the audience. So he just hugged me.
There wasn't a container to drop money, but I did notice when people left, they handed him some money. So I handed him American dollars. He said, "American dollars! Thank you so much!" And the whole audience cheered.