There is almost too much to tell you all, actually there is.... Instead of blithering on about every detail I will give you a little photo essay with a few words for clarity.
The above photo was taken from the balcony of Curt and I's hotel room in Buenos Aires after a long night of dancing the way Argentinians dance. BA is a great town, lots of pretty people doing pretty people things. I would like to spend more time there when I am a little richer, but I was happy to leave after the above photo was taken....
From BA to Bariloche it takes twenty hours by bus, and after an overnighter it had become quite apparent that Curt desperately needed to go to the dentist to have a tooth removed.
Above is Curtis and the Dentist, we used google translate to work out the specifics of a tooth extraction. Curt tried to haggle on the price and the Dentist told him to get f*cked and then pointed out how many plaques he had on his wall... The wall shall be forever known as "The Wall of Awesome".
With the extraction of the offending tooth complete it was time to get the F outta Bariloche and head towards the fishing grounds of Junin and San Martin...
Curt took to the streets of San Martin with a 150 L. rolling suite case full of flies and various fishing crap from the shop and the mobile fly pimp was born.
Below is Tommi, he's on the phone with Hurvey. Spread the Squid Beak Fly love.
Dinner time fly sales at Pizza Cala.
If your in San Martin you gotta check this joint out, pizza outta the wood fire oven, amazing salads and Patagonia Pilsner in the fridge...
Chimehuin
There are a plethora of storied rivers in Argentina and the Chimehuin is no exception. I feel blessed to have fished it with a couple of Argentinian rude boys. Below is Hurvey tearing the lips off some poor trout, this guy was a winner, row and fish like a mutha and he could drink the sh*t outta Fernet and Coke.
I got along well with Hurvey.
CHIMI MUTHA F'N WINNING!
Maello River
There are magic places on earth, we've all experienced them, we've all felt that feeling, the Maello gives me that feeling.... Its a special place full of special creatures...
Collon Cura
Getting lost is great. Sometimes though, you think that lost sucks because your "plan" isn't working. Faith in a friend and trusting that the universe has good things in store helps "lost" feel better...
So does beer.
Meliquina Valley
Mother Nature is as beautiful as she is ugly...
Weather allows us to drink, show Argentinians how to cook steak and crank flies...
Rio Caleufu
Sometimes one bug does all the work...
This one didn't...
