Southern to Northern Hemi

We bounced outta Bariloche after saying good-bye to our new friends at South American Snow Sessions, and then caught a ride to the airport with Jorge Belardi. Jorge works with an Argentine television/web company called Gravedad Zero, so Jussi and I did an in-car interview during the 45-minute drive to the departure gates. There were lots of great questions and I really enjoyed hearing Jussi talk about his early days of snowboarding, filming and what his immediate future could hold.

Once at the airport, we met up with the rest of the crew and the check-in luggage and begun what would be a long painful move from the Southern Hemisphere to the Northern Hemisphere. Most international travel is no problem, but the thought of having four flights ahead of you and thirty hours of elapsed travel time is a hard one to swallow. You have to reach deep inside to know the mission was worth the not-so-fun traverse back home.

Along the way we saw some epic 'Buenos Aires from above' views (including the River Plate futbol stadium, pictured at the top of this post), an amazing taxi-van ride from domestic terminal to international departures (1.5 hours) and at the last moment before boarding the flight back to the states, I scored the Argentine National Futbol Team 'away' Jersey, along with a giant box of Havanna Alfajors (a delicious South American cookie treat).

Once the travel ended I found myself with family in Arizona amid the warm desert air of the Southwest. It's great to be back in summer mode for a few days...Blotto