So after we left Cordoba, we were on the uphill or so we thought! We caught a bus from WALMART - yes I said WALMART! yuck we are infecting 3rd world countries with this walmart crap! Anyway we headed to La Falda, a small town about an hour away. We got there and felt instantly more at home and comfortable, the people were nice, and the town was actually open. We hiked to a campground and stashed our bags so that we could explore the area a bit. We had tickets out of Cordoba to San Luis the next day, so we had limited time. We traversed around and loved the little town, we went to a place called 7 Cascades to see more waterfalls, then walked to town and explored the area. We decided to hike up in the Sierras the next day.
We got back to our campground to find that Tito´s backpack had been rummaged through! We saw the tent strewn about and freaked out! We thought we were missing a lot, but luckily they only took my little bag of toiletries. I stashed it in Tito´s backpack because I didn´t want to leave it in my daypack as extra weight. Luckily most of the stuff was replaceable. We are pretty sure the kids from the family adjacent to the campground took it. We scoured the area and found some remnants of the bag and because all that was taken was that, we can only assume that the thiefs really didn´t know what they were taking. They could have taken a lot better stuff worth more from Tito´s pack and didn´t. Well, all said and done, we will be sure to stash our packs in safer locations and are relieved that they did not take anything significant.
So we still enjoyed La Falda and hiked up to the top of a mountain to see the city from above. Trails in South America aren´t as refined as ones in the states, there were parts of the trail that we were going STRAIGHT UP HILL! but it was fun! We got a bus back to Cordoba in plenty of time to catch our overnight bus to San Luis, Tito caught a major cold, so he was not so comfortable, and now his cold has traveled to me, so we are both getting over it. In San Luis, we took a bus to Las Sierras de las Quijadas which is a Parque Nacional. It is like Argentina´s version of Canyonlands. It was beautiful! We arrived and hiked 6 KM in to a free campground, about 10 minutes after we arrived, a guy on a scooter drove in to open the snack bar, which it seemed was open just for us! We were the only campers. We enjoyed the park especially the amazing sunset. By sundown, we had the entire park to ourselves except for the rangers at the front gate! Who else can say they had an entire national park to themselves! How lucky...
We hiked out yesterday morning to catch a bus (on the side of the road) to get back to San Luis so that we could get to Mendoza, Arg. It was kind of crazy flagging down a bus on the side of the highway, but it was there right at 10 AM, so now we are in Mendoza. Tito is working on his Fantasy Football draft, and I am attempting to upload pictures from the last few weeks of travel. Mendoza is a beautiful city, very green, and very friendly. We are renting bikes tomorrow and traveling around Maipu winery´s by bike. Should be fun and beautiful, the weather here is great. Mild probably in the 70´s today and hopefully it will be the same tomorrow. Then we head to Upsallata to see the Andes Mtns better, and then to Santiago Chile by Thursday. We are having a blast and miss you all greatly! love cassie and tito
We got back to our campground to find that Tito´s backpack had been rummaged through! We saw the tent strewn about and freaked out! We thought we were missing a lot, but luckily they only took my little bag of toiletries. I stashed it in Tito´s backpack because I didn´t want to leave it in my daypack as extra weight. Luckily most of the stuff was replaceable. We are pretty sure the kids from the family adjacent to the campground took it. We scoured the area and found some remnants of the bag and because all that was taken was that, we can only assume that the thiefs really didn´t know what they were taking. They could have taken a lot better stuff worth more from Tito´s pack and didn´t. Well, all said and done, we will be sure to stash our packs in safer locations and are relieved that they did not take anything significant.
So we still enjoyed La Falda and hiked up to the top of a mountain to see the city from above. Trails in South America aren´t as refined as ones in the states, there were parts of the trail that we were going STRAIGHT UP HILL! but it was fun! We got a bus back to Cordoba in plenty of time to catch our overnight bus to San Luis, Tito caught a major cold, so he was not so comfortable, and now his cold has traveled to me, so we are both getting over it. In San Luis, we took a bus to Las Sierras de las Quijadas which is a Parque Nacional. It is like Argentina´s version of Canyonlands. It was beautiful! We arrived and hiked 6 KM in to a free campground, about 10 minutes after we arrived, a guy on a scooter drove in to open the snack bar, which it seemed was open just for us! We were the only campers. We enjoyed the park especially the amazing sunset. By sundown, we had the entire park to ourselves except for the rangers at the front gate! Who else can say they had an entire national park to themselves! How lucky...
We hiked out yesterday morning to catch a bus (on the side of the road) to get back to San Luis so that we could get to Mendoza, Arg. It was kind of crazy flagging down a bus on the side of the highway, but it was there right at 10 AM, so now we are in Mendoza. Tito is working on his Fantasy Football draft, and I am attempting to upload pictures from the last few weeks of travel. Mendoza is a beautiful city, very green, and very friendly. We are renting bikes tomorrow and traveling around Maipu winery´s by bike. Should be fun and beautiful, the weather here is great. Mild probably in the 70´s today and hopefully it will be the same tomorrow. Then we head to Upsallata to see the Andes Mtns better, and then to Santiago Chile by Thursday. We are having a blast and miss you all greatly! love cassie and tito
2 comments:
It was great talking to you last night. The pictures are wonderful! You both look happy and well, despite the colds. Sorry about the trouble with your bag. Take care and stay safe! Hugs and Kisses, Mom and Dad
giddy up - its so great hearing about your travels.
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