so farewell Argentina for a while,hello chile.Argentina was nothing like I imagined,although its a wealthy country there is a lot of poverty around.It is a vast country and very sparcely populated.The people have been lovely,and there are a few things that I forgot to mention,e.g.they have red phone boxes and post boxes exactly the same as ours,which is strange.Patagonia must be one of the last widerness left,miles and miles of savannah,which took us many days to cross.There hasnt been any rain for four months and many cattle are dying as a result.The situation is quite grave.We saw lots of pink flamingos in Patagonia,a bird I have always associated with Africa.Guanacos ,a sort of large alpaco survive there too,they were the main staple food for the yamana indians .Now we are at the end of the world,there is only about 4 hours darkness at night.All over argentina,around 6.pm.the dogs go walkabout.These are not street dogs,are wellcared for,and dont seem to fight.there are a lot of german shephards,all seem quite soppy.There are loads of young people taking a gap year and travelling from allover.We were invited to a hostel last night ,after having met up with travelling companions,who cooked for us.It is so great to see so many mationalities chatting and eating together,in harmony.All politicians should be made to go on the road.
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