Friday, January 29, 2010

Capilla Del Senor

We tried to cycle out of Buenos Aires but got lost too many times. The signs for the road just disappeared in San Martin. We stopped at a petrol station to ask directions. The chap there tried to arrange for us to get a lift in an ambulance that was filling up at the pump, but got a no. He kept telling us here was peligroso (dangerous). Did he mean by traffic or crime? We weren't sure.
Unnerved, we headed back to central Buenos Aires and asked for directions to Retiro station. From there we caught the train to Capilla Del Senor. This involved a long stop at a station called Victoria.
Argentinian trains are super cheap (75p for a long journey) but the trains reflect that. They're pretty basic and rickety, but we had loads of room for us and our bikes, as seats were somewhat lacking.
The train we caught after Victoria has seats but no indications as to which station you were now at. The second train was busier than the first, with pople getting at one station to loudly sell ice creams to passengers shouting "hay hela-helados, hay hela-helados!" and getting off a few stops down the line. Presumably he does the same on the train heading back.

We got to Capilla del Senor and guessed where to find the campsite.

It was a pretty basic place. The showers had no locking doors and didn't seem to be separated men's from ladies'. The loo block looked like someone had just fly-tipped, as junk was piled all over the place. Still, it had running water and flushing loos and safe spot for the tent. That's all we need.

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