Tag Archives: South America

Buenos Aires is the financial, industrial, commercial, and cultural hub of Argentina. Its port is one of the busiest in South America; navigable rivers by way of the Rio de la Plata connect the port to north-east Argentina, Brazil, Uruguay … Continue reading →

Thursday we woke early to the BEST weather but unfortunately had to say our goodbyes to the amazing staff of Arroyo Verde and start the next chapter of our journey. We flew 2 hours South along the Andes to the … Continue reading →

WHAT AN AMAZING DAY! We left after breakfast and drove to the base of the mountain picture below which we would spend the next few hours walking up! With the aim of reaching the other side of the cliffs pictured … Continue reading →

After the fishing we refueled with a delicious lunch and headed out for an afternoon walk that turned out to be straight up a mountain! – to catch a glimpse of the majestic Andean Condors. We walked up past a … Continue reading →

On Monday, after an hour or so learning the bare essentials of fly-fishing with the help our lovely expert guide, mum and I were ready to take on the trout and salmon in our oompa loompa outfits! The ranch is … Continue reading →

On Saturday morning we woke early – an hour early actually as my father had his alarm set to the wrong time! – and saw an amazing sunrise, i know i have written about many ‘amazing’ ‘beautiful’ ‘incredible’ sunrises but … Continue reading →

Friday was very relaxed and cruisy, my main activity was simply a lovely long, long walk through the valley We gazed at the well bred horses (the ranch has a total of 70 but only 500 head of cattle….?) Saw … Continue reading →

After a short walk early in the morning We headed in the car towards the Mendoza airport. There was a bit of confusion (Apparently airports aren’t considered important enough to have stored in our tom tom gsp device) but we … Continue reading →