Are Cow-Collisions Covered by the Damage Waiver?
Trip Start
Aug 25, 2008
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Trip End
Dec 16, 2008
San Carlos de Bariloche,
Argentina
Thursday, October 16, 2008
On our hike to our lunch spot.
Next time I rent a car in Argentina, I'm going to make sure to ask if cow-collisions are covered by the damage waiver.One of the best parts of Bariloche was getting away from it to check out all the tiny villages nestled along alpine lakes in the surrounding area. The scenery is stunning - you cannot believe how beautiful the lake district of Patagonia is. Snow capped mountains, pine forests, crystal clear lakes, little alpine villages with chocolate shops, and ski resorts.
Five people in a four person car.
Four new friends and I rented a car, got a map, packed a lunch, grabbed our iPods and took off to see mountains, lakes, pine forests, and lots of cows and sheep. We chose a 280 mile route called the seven lakes road and had an amazing time - but I didn't realize that half of those 280 miles were on wash-board gravel roads. Now I understand why the car rental agency had a somewhat concerned look when we outlined our plans. I also didn't realize how much cows like to lay down in the middle of the road.
Cows were cute until the fifth near collision
The first cow encounter, we stopped to take photos of the calves for about 10 minutes. After our 100,000th cow encounter we just honked the horn and yelled "get the Hell out of the road, cow!"
Next up: Whale watching!
The first of many dodgy bridge crossings.
We jumped a fence to check out a river
This is a posh sailing area as well
Someone ignored the fire warning
Moo
Making use of my new travel tripod
Nice scenery
Hurrying home - the sun was going down
Only 3/4 of the way and we lost our sun.
We had a full moon
More of the sky on fire
More amazing sunsets
