In the grand scheme of things that can go wrong when you travel, this one admittedly falls at the bottom of the list. But it's still a pain in the ass to arrive to the terminal way on time with your massive backpack(s) only to find out a good one hour later that your bus has left without you.
The mistake was innocent and probably stupid on my part, but the busline posted on my ticket was not the one they kept announcing on the speakersystem. Hence, I was listening for the wrong thing without knowing it. Hence, the gate # for the 16 hourlong bus headed for San Martin de Los Andes was announced and the bus eventually left without me :(
But I DID get to enjoy a nice 45 minute long chat with the teenage Peruvian girl sitting next to me.
And I DID get to return to the Chillhouse Hostel on Aguero Street where the friends I've made here in B.A. are still staying and fortunately there was still a bed for me. And then we went out to La Cathedral for the Tuesday night tango milonga.
So it was a decent night in Buenos Aires in the end and yes (!) there are worse places to be stranded for 2 more days which is when the next bus for S.M. de los Andes leaves. Gonna hang low, enjoy the warm, sunny weather and surely make the most of it.
Love,
Karen
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