Across the 4 days I spent there, activities included running in the park, walking around a bunch, getting my haircut, as well as some more extraordinary endeavors, such as:
Wine Tour
Biked through a nearby wine region with a group from the hostel. Lots of samples. I acted as a poor sometimes-translator when the guides didn't speak English.
Horseback Riding
Sadly, I forgot my phone/camera. But I was the only person on the tour, so Ignacio (the guide) and I had some quality bonding time. I was on a horse named Mono, que significa "monkey." He was pretty stubborn. The day was beautiful, as were the vistas. It ended with a great asado (grilled steak) lunch outdoors looking out on the ranch and vineyards.
Spa
Not something I was initially planning on doing, but I had some extra pesos to use up and it was recommended by other folks in the hostel. Good thing, too. The place is up in the mountains about a 1hr drive and is simply beautiful. There were hot tubs of varying temperatures and an incredible pool and, of course, mud exfoliation.
Hard to take a photo of yourself when covered in mud, but those two beautiful people are a couple from the hostel. I bummed around with them a bit during the day. Rest assured, I looked similarly ridiculous.
I bid adieu to Mendoza, though I'd love to return, and endured an excruciatingly long bus ride back over the Andes to Santiago. Border crossing again ridiculous. Here I am now, in Santiago, crashing at the apartment of friends I met in Torres del Paine. How great! They even cooked for me last night, and I donated vino (wine) de Mendoza to the cause.
This will be my final destination before flying home on Saturday eve. I'll wrap this all up with an introspective, retrospective post before I leave. Thanks for reading, everyone.
"What do you get when you cross an insomniac, an unwilling agnostic and a dyslexic?"
ReplyDelete"I give."
"You get someone who stays up all night torturing himself mentally over the question of whether or not there's a dog.