August 01, 2008
Our trip to Malargue
written by Spencer Alexander on August 01, 2008 at 10:30PM in Traveling
A few days ago, after hearing about coming snow at Las Lenas and a great discount given to those staying in a hostel near the mountain, Nicole and I decided to take a quick weekend trip down to the mountains. The trip down was quite uneventful, and only took 6 hours, plus a one hour layover in San Rafael.San Rafael was a very cool little town of 100,000 people. It boasted the largest population of bike riders that Nicole and I have encountered so far; bikes were scattered all over the street, and nearly everyone in the town was sporting their own bike. The people in San Rafael that we encountered were also incredibly nice, much nicer than the average person in Mendoza. Although were only able to explore the streets for 45 minutes, I feel as though we got a good impression of the city.
After San Rafael, we continued onto Malargue. We had booked a hostel on a friends recommendation1 and thought we were all set up for the night. Things changed once we arrived in Malargue. After some difficulty finding directions to our hostel, we hired a taxi to take us to the front door.
The hostel was way out of town, on the order of 5 or 6 km away from everything. Usually, this would be fine; being isolated did give the hostel a cool, rural feeling. But Nicole and I had no food, no car, and no way to get into town (without paying the $15 taxi ride, each way)… so we decided to change to a new hostel in the city, and while we were at it, we rented gear for tomorrow.
And now for a good night of sleep so I can do some good snowboarding tomorrow!
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