A day in Bahia Blanca

Lessons learned: Check the forecast before going out on a trip. Today I walked around with 20+kg backpack and extreme weather hiking boots in 28 C (82 F) - not easy at all. I was under impression that going south (in southern hemisphere) means cold wheather and since we are in April (corresponding to European October), I figured it would be cold. But it wasn't - it was a perfect day for the beach.

According to my calculations, Bahia Blanca's longitud corresponds to Lisbon in Portugal. Add also the proximity to the Atlantic Ocean it is no surpise that there are palms in the city.

Bahia Blanca, or the white bay, was founded in 1828 in order to protect the local farmers and their cattle against the original ihabitans. It has a number of nice buildings and I was lucky enough to get my own private guided tour in the city theater (Teatro Municipal). I don't know if it was a lucky strike or something else, but it feels that people in general are nicer and more helpful to a backpacker; The lady in the theater walked me around every corner of it and was extremly patient with me not always following - mostly due to my efforts keeping up the appereance when in fact, my backpack was killing my shoulders. But it was completely worth it, and free.

Behind the scenes