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| From Tarija - Bolivia |
We went on a vineyard "tour". I use the word tour cautiously as when we turned up and enquired about a tour someone just gestured towards the back and told us we could have a look around on our own. Definitely my kind of tour.
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After wandering about the place a bit we found another vineyard where the don (yes that was his title in the village) made us drink a metre (or maybe 2) of wine.
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This involved (as you can see) a hosepipe and a bottle of something that when it was first opened was probably a nice wine. However we think as there are not so many tourists at this time of year the bottle had been open for a very long time and tasted more like something you would put on a salad, still, free booze is free booze.
We also managed to find some nice countryside
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which led to a lovely set of waterfalls
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Oh, whilst I think of it I have noticed that in the majority of photos with Vic or Claire they always have cigarettes. Just to reassure parents they don´t smoke all the time but they do get sick of me taking photos (especially Claire) so when they stop for a cigarette break I use the oportunity of a stationary distracted subject and sneak a few snaps.
Last photo from this section is of a huge crazy cactus flower. They are about a metre long and stand on a stem at least 5 metres high in the middle of an aloevera type cactus. The locals chop them down but we have no idea why, maybe a medicine. If anyone knows what the hell it is then post a comment
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| From Tarija - Bolivia |
So, after Tarija we said goodbye to Vic and ploughed down to Patagonia, a place called Bariloche
The landscape around Bariloche is so staggeringly beautiful that your eyes can actually dry out due to absence of blinking and general cartoonish wide eyeishness. (Sorry to the non English readers of this blog, "eyeishness" is not a real word but it´s my blog and I can make up as many words as I please).
here is a sneak preview...
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We will be back in a few weeks so I shall try and cram in a few more postings as and when.
Oooooh i like the pretty pictures.
ReplyDeleteHow do you all feel about coming back? A bit depressed, or are you ready to bring an end to it?
What are your plans when you come back? Are you guys returning to London to pick up where you left off? Or do you have something more grown-up in mind - like getting a real job?
Dominika is doing well - next scan is on 1st March :)
Jack sends his best wishes (actually he said something like "blurgel, bliggel, blig" about a comepletely unrelated matter, but I think the sentiment was there)
Please tell me you haven't all gone on a day-trip to Santiago.
ReplyDeleteHave you been staying in a ramshackle guesthouse that has collapsed and you are now busy bandaging people with torn up strips from Claire's clothes?
Please confirm that you are ok.