Sunday, April 15, 2007

Kicking back and relaxing in La Rioja

Well, the past few days there have been quite a few changes in pace. As I explained in the last post, we had a heck of a bus trip. Coche Cama was wonderful, and we all slept well, but then we took the bus from Mendoza to La Rioja. That was a trip! It was only 8 hours, but it was a long eight hours. The kids slept the first two hours, but then, we had six hours to occupy them. When we got on the bus, for the first time we were given a lecture on keeping the bus clean, including that we couldn't flush toilet paper, much less make poopy (his words).

Upon arrival, we were greeted by Chile. She is a distant cousin of Facundo. She picked us up, and from there, the rest has just been one big family party. The kids have cousins to play with, we eat at midnight, take 3 hour naps, eat incredible food, and amazingly long conversations. We will see what Monday brings, as they all have to return to jobs.

Our next stopover will be in Chilecito, where the rest of this part of the family lives. There we are hoping to hit some wineries and olive farms.

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