Not much to report on really. We arrived in Mendoza at 5.30am at the bus station and that felt rather dodgy for both of us. Not a nice place to be at that time in the morning. Thankfully we got to the hostel non problemo and hit the sack straight away. The heat hit though, well maybe more the humidity compared to Santiago. Really really stuffy.
The main attraction in Mendoza are the many Wine Bodegas (Vineyards). The way to do it is by bike so the next day off we went with some new friends, one French a Belgian and a nice little Israeli to find 'Mr Hugo' who rented the bikes. Having never been on one before we decided to opt for the tandem. It took a while to get used to but after that it was a lot of fun. The hardest part is getting going so there was a wide berth given by everyone else whenever we started off.
We visited a nice olive oil producer, tasting some really nice olives, before having a tour of a wine bodega with some 'testing' of wines at the end. Cycling back seemed a bit easier than the way there.......
After a bit of cycling coupled with intense heat, humidity and wine the next day was a bit of a washout so we hung around the hostel playing a new card game called 'Yaneef' with the Israelis. As there was a pool in the back of the hostel too it was a really nice way to spend the day.
It was by far the best hostel we´ve stayed in so far with a good atmosphere and good people too so we were a bit sad to leave but we had another bus to catch. What a bus it was though. Huge seats, Star Trek the film on the video, spaghetti bolognese for dinner with an 'aperetif' of champagne and whisky! On a bus!
S0 13 hours on the bus and now we´re in Tucuman and the humidity has got worse. It´s hard to find the energy to do anything during the day. The hostel owner told Kat that the heat coupled with the humidity gives a 'thermal' heat of 45C, not sure if it´s that bad but it´s definitely warm.
It´s a nice place Tucuman. We had a walk around last night, were dissapointed by a light and sound show which was rubbish and had a beer in the square.
Tonight it´s off again to the border town with Bolivia. Things will start to get a bit interesting from here on I imagine.
No photos this time sorry. Computer at this hostel isn´t happy with the prospect. I´ll update this post next time.
The main attraction in Mendoza are the many Wine Bodegas (Vineyards). The way to do it is by bike so the next day off we went with some new friends, one French a Belgian and a nice little Israeli to find 'Mr Hugo' who rented the bikes. Having never been on one before we decided to opt for the tandem. It took a while to get used to but after that it was a lot of fun. The hardest part is getting going so there was a wide berth given by everyone else whenever we started off.
We visited a nice olive oil producer, tasting some really nice olives, before having a tour of a wine bodega with some 'testing' of wines at the end. Cycling back seemed a bit easier than the way there.......
After a bit of cycling coupled with intense heat, humidity and wine the next day was a bit of a washout so we hung around the hostel playing a new card game called 'Yaneef' with the Israelis. As there was a pool in the back of the hostel too it was a really nice way to spend the day.
It was by far the best hostel we´ve stayed in so far with a good atmosphere and good people too so we were a bit sad to leave but we had another bus to catch. What a bus it was though. Huge seats, Star Trek the film on the video, spaghetti bolognese for dinner with an 'aperetif' of champagne and whisky! On a bus!
S0 13 hours on the bus and now we´re in Tucuman and the humidity has got worse. It´s hard to find the energy to do anything during the day. The hostel owner told Kat that the heat coupled with the humidity gives a 'thermal' heat of 45C, not sure if it´s that bad but it´s definitely warm.
It´s a nice place Tucuman. We had a walk around last night, were dissapointed by a light and sound show which was rubbish and had a beer in the square.
Tonight it´s off again to the border town with Bolivia. Things will start to get a bit interesting from here on I imagine.
No photos this time sorry. Computer at this hostel isn´t happy with the prospect. I´ll update this post next time.
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