But lets start the story. This is not realy a story
about camping or travelling, this is the story of a
friendship. Everything begann at the aeroport of El
Calafate, I go out of the plane, took my backpack and
went to the tourist office...Hmmm. No tourist office...Okay
doesn t matter, lets look after a bus to the city center.
You have to know that El Calafate lies in Patagonia,
a huge land with a very low population density. Close
to the city the Lago Argentina, a blue lake in a desert.
When you come with the plane the city looks like a little
spot. But the problem is: the aeroport is about 3-5
big kilometers. Well lets say like that: from the aeroport
I couldn t see the city... So with my heavy backpack
I needed to go with the bus. But: NO BUS.
The one I wanted to take was full. And this kind of
aeroport don t have a big traffic. Last solution Taxi.
Hmmm. 28 pesos? Its okay, but I saw some people waiting
like me, I go with a big smile and I just asked them
if they wanted to join me to the taxi and share the
place and the bill.
And this little thing "going to people" is
the point of the story.
We begunn to discuss, went together to the city. Thommy
is with Laura. Both are Argentinians, both are sympatic,
cool and go for vacation in El Calafate El Chalten and
Ushuaia. They live in Buenos Aires. Together we took
information to go the next day to El Chalten a big national
park (see El Chalten Fitz Roy). Without constrain we
shared everything. We went together to the camp. Thommy
was the cooker, he just cooks all the next day. Laura
and Thommy became in the next day good friends, sometimes
parents! Heehe when I was speaking with other people,
I could heard: Fred eating is ready.... Its funny to
have parent younger than me. I could write so much about
them but I just want to tell you the important thing
of this time... Be generous to other. I don t mean give
money or buy something for somebody you don t know.
But be generous to other people, go a give a smile,
a help or a sign... Forget the individualism of europeen
culture. Share what you can and it will return. Of course
they are some people you can trust and other not, but
the thing is that if all the people will be Thommies
or Lauras the life will be so much better.
When I returned to El Calafate I went in a hostel and
the second days some Argentiniens and Spanish guys came
in the room. 2 couples. I say a big Hola, but...Nada.
This people just ignore me (sniff sniff). Hmm Bad for
them. They realy just Ignore me, and it is hard to do
when you share a room with 6 peoples. Its not a loft.
Its a stupid behaviour but I m not angry with them.
Not starting a conversation is maybie missing a good
time with somebody you don t know. They were speaking
and speaking, then they open the window ( close to 5
degrees outside) but didn t even think about asking
me if it is okay. It was 1.00 a.m. and they speak and
speak. Then they decided to sleep and turn of the light.
I was in my bed writing my dayly but they didn t care.
I realy laught about this. (PPPPOOOR Fred ;-)
The next day, I wake up early. One of them wake up also.
Buenos Dias ! says the Fred. But Nada.
I beginn to think. I m the invisible man. But I could
see myself so they could see me too. HMMMMM. I took
my breakfast and turn the PC on.....and then. OUUUU
;-O then they saw that I was able to BURN A CD. So they
"need" me. At this time the
invisible potion had no effects, they saw me, tried
to find a way to get a contact. But it was difficult
not to be ridiculous....ignore somebody and then that...AHhhhhahaha.
I let them do, and so this guy tried to get want he
want. Ho hello, blablablablablabla....I laught realy.
And that made him feel so stupid. He had a small talk
and then came to the question. If I could burn a CD
for him. Hmmm....I had pleasure to let some second flow
before I answered. Yes I will do that for him but before
he have to tell me why they behave so stupid. He told
me he though I was american and he could not speak so
good english. I smilled because he tell me that in english
(ironie du sort). I told him that for a Buenos Dias
you don t need any english. Okay give me your CD my
"friend", I take everything easy but please
next time don t avoid and ignore other people, its not
bad for them its bad for you.
That the big difference beetwen some people. The one
share so much that everything is simple, the time you
spend with them is great a easy. You give them other
things and share without waiting anything. You have
a lot of opportunity to do some stuff without beeing
bound. Some other have a kind of fear, fear to lose
time, fear to lose something they have, but in reality
they lose much more. I know it sound like I will know
everything....I don t pretend that. (But
in fact I know everything...just kidding)
See the time I spend with people I didn t know a week
before. I had that experience in Brazil with Frank.
And know with Laura and Thommy.. Men they take care
of me as I m their kid. We had great time. Sitting arround
the fire and singing argentinian song, climbing and
hiking to the beautifull El Chalten national park, swimming
in a cold lake in front of a 3441m high Fitw Roy peak
(ohhh my balls..grrrr). Eating an over Millenia mini-iceberg.
Meeting other people and sharing the sweet "dolca
de leitche" (like a caramel cream) wich is a kind
of little LUX when you are in a place far away from
human presence. A great time....
Joerg. Joerg is my brother. Like Frank. A spirit brother.
I m a guy, I - do - what - I - want! They are the same.
They don t say what they will once do and never do it.
They just do it (sounds like a NIKE advertising). That
s the kind of authentic people, no fear for the unknow,
no fear of contact. I just love this kind of presence.
Joerg and me meet few minutes during a conversation
in the camping. And soon we were the nightmare of the
camping colonnie. We dance in the middle of the night
the HOUUGA HOUUGA dance arround my firelamp, we finished
the "8 Irmanos" bottle (I don t drink so much
alcool, but this is a sweet sweet likor and in this
amazing environment of the park, its a pleasure and
additionaly you don t feel the cold of the night with
that.). We make Hipe Hopi (hip hop in brazilian), and
had realy funny times. With spirit brother you never
get bored. (okay I never get bored..) but with Giorgo
the time was great. And the best ist, my Mam Laura (relinda)
and Thommy (Tomatoe) adopted him...
I hope you had the same experience somewhere. See you
soon Mam Dad and Irmano....ehehe.
Everything as a end and so I left El Calafate and my
new friends...Thx for the good time.Ups I forget to
speak about camping...!?*$#?
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| Giorgo "spirit-Irmano" |
Laura "relinda" |
Gollum |
Thommy "tomatoe" |
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