Friday was Aveetash's last day, and after he was done crying we set off on a day hike. It wasn't insanely tough (except some steepness at the very end) but it was stupid beautiful.
(Why did this happen? I don't know.)
The steep bit at the end (and by bit I mean about 45min) led up to a couple of awwwwesome lakes, Laguna de los Tres and Laguna Sucia.
They sit right under Fitzroy, which is that impressive slab of rock you see in the middle. We had lunch in a little nook that was sheltered from the wind, and we're joined by a fella' who lives in Connecticut and whose wife went to Wesleyan. His name was Jim, I think.
We hiked back down and stopped at a lake along the way,
and even saw some guys walking with llamas. Sorry, didn't get a picture. Because I was complaining about my budget and because we both wanted to use our camping stuff, when we got back to town we checked into a fairly ramshackle hostel that allowed you to camp out back for about $5 a night. Alas, Avinash's last night was not a peaceful one. I had never encountered winds like that, period, never mind in a tent. Woke up constantly to the sweet melody of Mother Nature bitch slapping my tent.
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