The trip continued at 7:45 in the morning and lasted for about 12 hours, or 800 km. Luckily, almost all of the road north of Perito Moreno is already paved, so the journey was a lot smoother, and faster, than yesterday.
One thing I noticed about South America, and that really stood out on this trip, was how many Israelis there are traveling here. About 90% of the people on the bus were from Israel! As one of them explained to me, the reason is this: everyone in Israel, guys and girls alike, has to go through at least two years of military service directly after high school. When they finish military service, before starting university, many of them take the opportunity to travel, often with the hope of finding out what they want to do with their lives. There seem to be two extremely popular destinations for them: South America and India. So I guess I'll keep on running into Israels throughout my trip ;-)
But now back to Ruta 40: the landscape was quite fascinating today. It gradually changed from flat, infinite steppe to forested mountains to lakes surrounded by lush, green hills. Like this:
...and all of this in one day! Amazing, right? And a good way to spend Christmas Eve, in my opinion :-)
One thing I noticed about South America, and that really stood out on this trip, was how many Israelis there are traveling here. About 90% of the people on the bus were from Israel! As one of them explained to me, the reason is this: everyone in Israel, guys and girls alike, has to go through at least two years of military service directly after high school. When they finish military service, before starting university, many of them take the opportunity to travel, often with the hope of finding out what they want to do with their lives. There seem to be two extremely popular destinations for them: South America and India. So I guess I'll keep on running into Israels throughout my trip ;-)
But now back to Ruta 40: the landscape was quite fascinating today. It gradually changed from flat, infinite steppe to forested mountains to lakes surrounded by lush, green hills. Like this:
...and all of this in one day! Amazing, right? And a good way to spend Christmas Eve, in my opinion :-)
