Hotel Portal de Los Andes
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The walk of death!
... we brought, which were very delicious.
To get to the van we were all very tired with strained, ankles, all I wanted to do was get to the hotel and sleep until the next day. but on the trip to the hotel, a woman rush by so dark that was the day, the lady was very nice but we took to a hospital nearby.
Luckily, she had nothing. We ask forgiveness and went quiet.
When we got to the hotel we ate a delicious grilled chicken, we bathed and went to ...
Trekking, biking and wine tasting
... pm) ahead of my first ever trek.
Up just in time and ready when our pick-up van arrived. We meet our guide Juan. First impression, not the most joyful or out-going guy, hmmm… We go to the bus station at 6 and hop onto a bus that will take us into the Andes. It took 4h to get into the Parque Provincial Aconcagua. One other person was to be part of the trek, legendary Chuck. As we got off the bus we realised that maybe we hadn’t quite thought this through. ...
The Quiet Before the Storm...
... ascents. We had been planning the trip over the telephone for weeks and he was going to be one of the two guides leading our journey to the summit. We met over an early breakfast the next morning and reviewed the list of things we would need to do on day four. We had planned to stock up on supplies and rebuild the two missing backpacks from scratch in case they didn’t turn up by lunch. At just over 750 metres above sea level, ...
Reaching Mendoza
... the huge potential for breaking your neck as the streets are lined with three foot deep ditches. We muse on the number of compound fractures suffered by tourists each year. Heading of the the main squre, Plaza Independicia we wander along all the craft stalls and realise it is less than a month until Christmas try and do a little shopping. At least we have started
Mendoza is the centre of the Areninean wine country and that is why we are here to do a wine tasting tour.
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Day 9 Zapala to San Rafael 754 km
... to study the maps! There is now a new rule which means Nicola has to have at least fastened her safety belt and checked in all the equipment before we start rolling.
Most of the route followed RN40 running alongside the Andes north to San Rafael. The views were astounding and the sun seemed to be back after the two days of cloud in the lakes area further south - we are hoping that as we progress north, we ...
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