I think my last entry was too long... I finished typing up our whole trip and it deleted my last few paragraphs... so here we go again...
the day after the mountain climb we woke up in Tafi del Valle... because we took so long summiting the mountain on the previous day, we were looking at riding close to 75 miles to get to our final destination of Yerba Buena, Tucuman! So with as much gusto as we could we started our trip with a downhill ride into a lush, forested, damp, jungle type area with waterfalls... we had a lot of fun stopping to take pictures. Once we reached Famailla we were close to Tucuman... we rode a final grueling push on a really busy road, but made it to town by 7:30 PM (we started around 9:30 AM). We met up with Santiago again and he planned a dinner for us around 10 PM... (Argentines typically start dinner around 9 or 10 PM) needless to say our tired bundles of joy were asleep at the table by 11:30 when the main course arrived... everytime we looked over at them they looked more and more tired, so eventually we had them shuttled home to get some rest.
The next day we went to a local high school where we were able to speak to a class who were learning english. They were very good at english which made our students feel more comfortable. We spent time talking with them and invited them to an Asado that evening.... after that souvenir shopping and packing ensued... a closing reflection circle for the group and then the final Asado and bonfire.... what a trip! We had a lot of fun...
Before we knew it, it was 6 AM and we were in a taxi heading for Tucuman airport. We arrived to Buenos Aires only to find our bag was not there. We packed our stuff in trash bags, returned the bike bags to the group, and high tailed it out of there to make it to our rented apartment where our bag was en route to... big challenge trying to figure out how to make that work! So we had to say good bye quickly to our students which was sad... we had such a great time with all of them!
So here we are in Buenos Aires spending a few days recuperating, sleeping, eating, and soon we will be sight seeing and on our way to other places... we are getting tired and will figure out how to upload pictures soon... thanks for all the comments. Keep em coming! We love and miss you all!
C & T
the day after the mountain climb we woke up in Tafi del Valle... because we took so long summiting the mountain on the previous day, we were looking at riding close to 75 miles to get to our final destination of Yerba Buena, Tucuman! So with as much gusto as we could we started our trip with a downhill ride into a lush, forested, damp, jungle type area with waterfalls... we had a lot of fun stopping to take pictures. Once we reached Famailla we were close to Tucuman... we rode a final grueling push on a really busy road, but made it to town by 7:30 PM (we started around 9:30 AM). We met up with Santiago again and he planned a dinner for us around 10 PM... (Argentines typically start dinner around 9 or 10 PM) needless to say our tired bundles of joy were asleep at the table by 11:30 when the main course arrived... everytime we looked over at them they looked more and more tired, so eventually we had them shuttled home to get some rest.
The next day we went to a local high school where we were able to speak to a class who were learning english. They were very good at english which made our students feel more comfortable. We spent time talking with them and invited them to an Asado that evening.... after that souvenir shopping and packing ensued... a closing reflection circle for the group and then the final Asado and bonfire.... what a trip! We had a lot of fun...
Before we knew it, it was 6 AM and we were in a taxi heading for Tucuman airport. We arrived to Buenos Aires only to find our bag was not there. We packed our stuff in trash bags, returned the bike bags to the group, and high tailed it out of there to make it to our rented apartment where our bag was en route to... big challenge trying to figure out how to make that work! So we had to say good bye quickly to our students which was sad... we had such a great time with all of them!
So here we are in Buenos Aires spending a few days recuperating, sleeping, eating, and soon we will be sight seeing and on our way to other places... we are getting tired and will figure out how to upload pictures soon... thanks for all the comments. Keep em coming! We love and miss you all!
C & T
4 comments:
That is amazing. I want to hear more about the trip and how the kids survived! I can't believe the 17 day bike trip is already over....
xoxo
where is the rest of the bike trip? I only got bike tour cont.
i can't wait to see pictures...that went by so fast! things are "chugging along" here in the states :)
Tito & Cassie
I wanted to say thank you for all you did for the kids on the trip. Ashley and Kylee have talked almost non-stop about the trip and wish they were back in Argentina with everyone. I am so thankful for people investing their time and talents with kids.
THANKS again!
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