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| Refugio Frey, you can see my tiny yellow tent perched up in the rocks (photo by Alexis) |
I awoke early to finish packing and some last minute errands. I met Alexis on the 1:15 bus to Catedral. Since I hadn´t had lunch, I ate a quick snack of jamon y queso empanadas fritos. Bad idea; it haunted me for the remainder of the 3.5 hour, 10 km, 700m hike up to the refugio in the heat. I was crampy and naseous. It was so hard plodding along uphill and sweating bullets. Fortunately, I quickly recovered once I reached my destination amid the agujas (rock spires) that grace the lake the regugio is situated on. The coller temps and stiff breeze further aided my recuperation.
I set up my tent above the refugio in a reasonably flat and quiet spot ringed by walls of tiny rocks left by my predecessors to give protection from the intense wind. I signed up for dinner in the refugio ($50 ARG, $12.50 USD) and enjoyed a dinner of croquettes and mixed green salad in a fried cheese cup. In actuality, it was one of the better meals I have had in Patagonia.
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| Amid quila (bamboo) and flowers forcing a smile on the way up to Refugio Frey |
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| View from Refugio Frey with overcast skies and drizzle |
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