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We've run out of countries..
... la Luna and drove past the Atacama Large Millimetre Array (giant telescope). Amazing scenery everywhere. Next day was a day off relaxing by the hotel pool, getting laundry done and trying to work out how to get to the one and only fuel station within 100 miles. As the crow flies it was 100yds but the maze of one way streets made it a nightmare.
The route into Argentina proved to be an amazing day for scenery. Climbed out of ...
Hitting the towns…
... monument we noticed a Malvinas memorial so, not wanting to ignore these things we went to have a look. It was a pretty grand affair, and we have definitely noticed there is a lot of effort to commemorate the war and keep it in the public eye. There are even government produced signs on the motorways saying 'The Malvinas are Argentine’, so it’s definitely still an issue here. That said it’s never been a problem for us as British travellers, people ...
Peace and quiet in Tafi del Valle
... hey, sometimes you have to treat yourself! It was so quiet and the mattress in my room was SO COMFORTABLE - the problem then is dorm beds can't compare...
On the first afternoon, I took a 12k walk along the river and lake to the next town (getting a bit lost on the way, as usual), and visited a site called Parque de los Menhires which contains large stones, dating back ...
Skipping Town
... afternoon. We find an English-styled pub. Very nice looking interior, wood and cozy. They had cafe fundador which I really liked. 6 pesos. I ordered some medialunas. Nick got jamon y queso tostado - which is ham and cheese toasted sandwich. We chill there for a while, chatting.
This shall be very frequent in the days in Tucuman because I know that we will not have that experience in Bolivia and it is quite nice.
There are quite some beautiful ...
Pato - polo on steriods!!
... town around lunch time and it soon became apparent that the town was absolutely packed to the rafters with holiday makers and weekend travellers. Tafi is a certainly a weathly looking town with lots of big houses, particularly dotted around the foothills on the outside of town.
Manouvering the big beastie in traffic like this is always a challenge and we quickly decided not to stick around in the main part of town.
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