More of Argentina

November 7 – Lujan de Cuyo is a nice little place. It was quiet and seemed like a small town which was a nice change from the hustle and bustle of Santiago. We spent a lot of time walking to the grocery store to buy our meals for cooking or grabbing pre-made ham and cheese croissant sandwiches for lunch.

We learned that people in Argentina have siestas. Many of the stores close from 1-5 and the streets seem deserted during that time. Our family usually isn’t out after dark but we decided to have a quiet afternoon and go out at night and see what was happening. The streets and the main square were filled with kids and families. The ice cream store was lined up at 10:00pm. The kids by our house just seemed to start playing around at that time.

It was very hot on Monday but Tuesday we planned to go to Termas Cacheuta (hot springs). We woke up Tuesday morning to rain. The first time it was an actual rain day on our trip. Our Airbnb host, Reg, once again picked us up and drove us to the the thermal baths. We arrived before the park was opened so Reg drove up into the mountains a little further and we got out for some pictures of the very scenic lake and mountains. Once we arrived to Termas Cacheuta we were one of the first people there so we were able to get a locker and enjoy the baths. It was just misting in the mountains but some of the baths were very, very hot so the weather was perfect. They also had a lazy river and some water slides. If it was 28 degrees the lazy river would have been perfect but since it was probably only 20 degrees only Sayer and Shawn (coerced by Sayer) took the lazy river challenge. The also had a rock slide that was super fast and the water was cold in the pool. Our host with the most, Reg picked us up at 2:00 and it was the perfect amount of time there. -Renelle

Not on the ship anymore. We don’t get ice-cream everyday.

On a swing bridge.

The lake

At the Thermal baths.

You can see the lazy river and the big pool below. It was too cold today for most people.

Cool cacti

This bath was inside.

Today we again got a ride from our host Reg to the bus terminal. We boarded the bus and headed off for the trip back through the Andes to Santiago. The bus was super comfortable with leather seats like lazy boys and it had service like an airplane. They delivered ham and cheese sandwiches, muffins, Coca-Cola, and coffee and tea. It was a comfortable way to travel. – Renelle