This past weekend we all headed to Mendoza, Argentina to enjoy the fruits of a three day weekend. Friday, after classes we hopped on a bus and were off.
Tara demonstrating the joy of our "semi cama" bus seats:
We got to customs around 2 AM and wizzed through the process in just under an hour. We've just been cleared to enter Argentina:
We arrived around 5 AM. Then checked into the hostel, but waited in the lobby as our rooms weren't ready yet. We spent the time to figure out our plans for the weekend. We dropped our things off in our rooms and went on a bike tour of vineyards:
There was even a wine making museum at one of them (watch out Nick!):
Giant barrels filled with aging wine:
Climbing!
One of the wineries also made delicious liquors that we were able to sample. There was one that was chocolate mint. I'm not sure I've ever tasted anything more delicious. It was photo worthy:
The second day was a little slower. We decided to do a package deal and go rafting, horseback riding, and repelling.
We began with horseback riding. My horse's name was Pequeño (little):
You know, just riding through the foothills of the Andes:
Me and Caitlin in our wetsuits before rafting. For fear of losing the camera, there are no actual pictures of us rafting:
The repelling! Needless to say, I didn't tell my mom about this before it happened.
Our final day in Mendoza was spent sleeping in a bit and then some homework in a park until we hopped on the bus. The drive through the Andes was breathtaking:
But because it was the end of a holiday weekend, we were stuck in customs for 4 hours. This did mean that we got to watch a beautiful sunset:
Unfortunately, it also meant there was time for homework:
With that lovely image,
Bueno Bye!
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