Buenos Aires Burns!!!

... feels like the kind of exciting title that a gripping and intense blog should have in it somewhere, and although it is not entirely untrue, it is also not entirely accurate either. In Argentina there appears to be a bit of an issue between the farmers and the Government. The farmers, not to be outdone by complaining brits or blockading french, have taken it upon themselves to start a raging forest fire somewhere equidistant between Buenos Aires and Rosario. Predictably it is now pretty much out of control, and has resulted in the loss of the main route between the two cities, at least three lives, a myriad of wildlife and one travel lodge. For the travelers, this has resulted in 15 hour journeys tripling in length and many having to stay wherever they are until the road reopens. This, depending on the direction of the wind, has left Buenos Aires and Rosario enveloped in smoke at times.

When returning from the sky dive a few days ago, there was a wall of black on the horizon, which the guy driving said was a result of the wind changing direction and that by nightfall Rosario would be covered by it. By nightfall it had arrived and it left us with sore eyes and an aroma of barbeque. This had gone by later the next day but returned last night at around 3am.

By now you will probably have realised that I'm filling in for the fact that it's a no news day. Not much has happened since my last post, life is still great: get up, someone makes a nice breakfast, maybe pass a wee special cigarette around and go for icecream, sleep, read book and some drinks in the evening. The hostel we're in is a bit of a trap as apart from being a bit rude and doing shitty breakfasts, the staff at the hostel also provide you with no information about anything to do or see. When you ask, they say they'll find out and get back to you before instantly forgetting the fact that you exist. For this reason people staying here tend to laze around all day without actually doing much, and its surprisingly addictive. Today however is going to be different! I'm not hungover for a change, have had around 9 hours sleep (which is a miracle in comparison to my average of about 4 hours sleep since beginning this trip), am not touching any of the aforementioned cigarettes and have a burning desire to "actually do something today". Today, my friends, is going to be a 'news day'!