There´s no time like the present to begin. I´m a bit surprised with myself for starting this blog, but as I am on an adventure that has been and will continue to be supported by many of my friends and family, I want to return the favors and keep posted about where I am and what I am experiencing.
I am in Buenos Aires for a few days, simultaneously adjusting to living in a hostel in a giant city, being in the sweaty heat, and not speaking the language that most everyone else does. I am getting by in fine style, though, and making plans for my escape to the fresher air of Patagonia. I am staying in the city for the weekend, and then will take my bike (which is still in a box) with me on a bus to Neuquen, where I will assemble it and begin riding around the lake district. Rosario, which was on my itinerary when I left the states, is out of the mix for right now. After being held up a day in Mexico City (where I took this picture), I was rather tired when I got here, and the idea of immediately getting on a bus for five hours was rather unappealing. So, here I stay.