Rosario, Argentina: Camping with Couch Syrup
Started the journey on Friday with fellow CouchSurfers Pablo (Argentina) and Melanie (Germany). Goal one: Get to the Freeway. After about an hour bus ride we arrived safely at the side of the freeway and walked towards the toll booth area where cars and trucks alike were making their way towards, our same destination, Rosario. Pablo immediately threw the "Rosario" sign to me and there we were, hitchhiking. Within about 5 seconds a car, already parked on the side of the road, waves us over. We all begin giggling to ourselves about how ridiculously easy that was, while Pablo also reminds us to keep our traps shut so the driver wouldn't suspect we were foreign (as if he wouldn't guess).
After Pablo exchanged a few words the driver took off. Mel and I looked at each other with the "what happened?" look, but apparently the driver wasn't going directly into the city center & we were better off waiting. So now we're being picky hitchhikers? I love it.
Within 5 minutes another chummy old chap stopped over and we were on our way. By far the easiest hitchhiking I've ever heard of. The rest of the trip was sharing conversation over Mate and laughing off the old man's jokes of joining us for our camping trip. That would've been interesting.
Plaza, walk, bus, walk & We're there! Only 7 hours for about a 4 hour journey. Moving on, as any good Argentinian would, we went and bought meat. The exact weight escapes me, but I'm pretty sure it was about a pound of meat each. The rest of the weekend was filled with meat, songs and lots of Fernet (and of course Jarabe).
The laughter started and ended with the sun, with most of the jokes being too ridiculous to explain. But all in all it was definitely a crazy adventure.
Quote of the Trip: "Jarabe"
Labels: Argentina, Buenos Aires, camping, Jarabe


