Portal del Santo Cafayate

... blwoing off. (He does look after me well). All up incuding our lunch stop it took us four hours. Monty says the last 5km just about killed him as it was so hot by then and windy and uphill!!!! We saw spectular sights inculding all the tourists looking at us as they passed us on their bus's!!!!!!!!<br><br>On our return to the hostal Monty and I were so ...

<br>We traveled south along the Calchaqui River to the village of Seciantas which is renowned (what you didn't know) for its paprika, chili peppers and ponchos.  We stopped off at a couple who knit ponchos on a very simple loom using sheep, llama and vicuna wool.  Now our budget would not extend to the Vicuna wool which is unbelievably expensive and after Ian modeled about seven ponchos we actually settled on one.  If he fails to wear it ...

... talking to our very own real life handsome cowboy, needing to pee our pants and giggling the whole way home, we finally made it. We then spent the evening learning how to make liquors (always handy) and bread (prefer the liquors!) and the next day how to lassoo!!! With my scarf on and my lassoes in my hand I felt like the real deal!! naaah who am I kidding ill just leave it to Clint!! THANK you Josts for a wicked Cowboy stay!!<br><br>So after three days ...

... later. <br><br>We picked up the car from the mechanic with its new battery - it was alive! and as we had planned went back to the Rio Colorada with our picnic, in seach of the waterfalls. And oh my god - hardest trek ever!! There was no clear path to follow, you just had to follow the river and this was very difficult at times. We arent sure if we took a wrong turn or something but it took us two hours til we got to the first waterfall and it was like going ...

... on ribs, blood sausage, regular sausage, filets, sirloins, potatoes, bread, and Torrontes! There is no menu so we had no idea what any of this was going to cost. When we got the bill I nearly fell of my stool when it only said $30 pesos! (10 dollars). This type of parilla in Buenos Aires will run you at least 150 pesos EACH! We went out to dinner with a couple from Colorado that retired early and has spent the last few years travelling. Pretty ...

... we would call it off. But it seems I was wrong and the girls w**e already on their way ov**. Tea was wond**ful, scones w**e delicious and company splendid, but all a bit too much for my head - I spent most of that aft**noon feeling v**y sorry for myself and was glad when my head finally hit my pillow that night.<br><br>The sound of the alarm at 5:30am on Sunday was sickening. As part of the birthday celebrations we had booked a tour which meant getting into town for 6:45, and ...

... seul les cafés et restaurants sont ouverts (et quasi-vide). En soirée, par contre, la ville s'anime et tout le monde se retrouve sur la place centrale, pour aller manger ous simplement discuter sur les bancs. Je suis également allé me promener dans un canyon (du Rio Colorado), dans les montagnes au dessus de la ville: magnifique endroits, avec la couleur rouge des roches et les cactus qui parsèment le paysage.

Je pars pour Cafayate le dimanche matin à 7 heures et arrive en fin de matinée avec quelques personnes que j'avais rencontrées dans mon hostel à Salta. Parmi eux, un couple de Brésiliens, Daniela et Caue, un couple de Néo-Zélandais Eric et Edith ainsi qu'un Sud-Africain, James. Le village est assez joli et très touristique. Les Néo-Zélandais nous quittent car ils avaient prévu d'aller camper un peu en dehors du village. Je m'installe à l'hostel El Balcon qui se ...

... the tour came the best bit (the tasting) and they selected a white 'Brut', which is normally a champagne blend and not something I've seen used for a white wine before. <br><br>They also chose a Cabernet Sauvignon to taste, which surprised us because we expected to be tasting one of the famous Malbecs for which Argentina is so famous. <br><br>The Brut was really good ...

... than the first place for half the price and it was also marginally closer to the square, so we took it, dumped our stuff and relaxed for 10 minutes in the garden, surrounded by grape vines.<br><br><br><br>We walked down to the square which was quiet and pretty, while looking for somewhere nice to eat.<br><br><br><br>Unusually, we decided to have some lunch by the square, which is normally the very worst ...