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Into the Andes I
... Zeker niet van het type haarspeldbocht. Het weer zat ook mee. Het was strak blauw en zonnig. Aan het einde van het dal, met uitzicht op pieken van 6000 meter, veranderde dat beeld abrupt. Met 40 bochten zigzagde de weg zich tegen een berghelling omhoog voor weer verder te gaan. Met onze neus in de boeken wisten Joyce en ik het te doorstaan. We durfden zelfs af en toe naar buiten te kijken.
Na een korte pauze voor de grensovergang bleef het landschap schitterend ...
The Land of Mystery
... decorations beautiful and there was a lotta hotties around to look at. Before long, we were dancing the night away in front of a pyramid of fire and fighting each other with glow sticks.
Oh, and Oscar BROKE MY POI!!!!!!!!!! 6 bloody years I've had those poi. A little worn, but never broken. Travelled all over the world with me. And he bloody broke them!!!!
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A lesson on producing wine....
Today I got up at 7:15 am had breakfast and then was picked up by a shuttle van with TurisTour who dropped me and a few other tourists off at a central drop off point. I went on the Portillo y Vinedo tour.
The group was small and included me and two women from Brazil as well as Carla (a guide in training), Louis (the driver) and Diego (the tour guide).
Here are some tid bits shared by the guide:
- There are 240 wineries ...
Here we go...
It was seven in the morning on day five and the sun had just begun to rise above the vineyards around Mendoza. We took our last shower in the comfort of our hotel while our guides checked our climbing equipment and then drove off to Parque General San Martín to purchase our permits for the climb.
Once inside, the park office almost felt like we were gearing up for a race – each 3,000 peso climbing permit required us to pass a series ...
My final week
... yelled in English, "NO CRY!!" Haha. Love it.
Lastly, I made a video for my kids which I will be playing on Thursday as the finale to the English Talent Show. What a way to go out! Here's a sneak peak! (make sure your sound is on)
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