folks, i'm in a bit of bind now and i'm looking to FTers for some help and advice.

the short story is, i came to buenos aires with my friend and her "buddy/travelmate". i was told that the travelmate has a difficult personality but i thought it'd be ok as i'm easy going. unfortunately things have been spiralling downwards and i was told this morning that i might have to get my own hotel in rio because they might be staying with a friend who insists on accomodating the 2 of them.

given this, one of my options is: skip rio and goto el calafate. there are other options (eg. going home), but i thought i'd explore this option first. if this were to happen, i'll leave BA for el calafate next tue. my EZE-MIA flight is on fri 9pm, and a travel agent said she can get me to the domestic airport at 549pm the same day. this is a bit tight ...

what do you guys think?