Friday, July 28, 2006
Well Driven?
Yesterday we took an excursion to the natural thermal baths of Cachuagua which in Spanish probably translates to tepid waters. The springs were a bit disappointing and didnt live up to the picture in the brochure, but never mind, the highlight of the day was the bus journey. Our Uspallta coach took a detour off the highway down a bumpy track to pick up some school kids, then tried to negotiate the track back to the main road assisted by an official chap in an orange jacket, who waved our bus enthusiastically forward. The driver obliged and promptly drove into a ditch, leaving the bus tilting over at 20 degrees. The driver revved the engine hard to try and make an escape, but there was no escaping, and no disguising his poor driving, or perhaps over reliance on the official in the orange jacket. The official whose only response was to laugh, perhaps because he thought he may had lost his job so may as well enjoy the moment.
The gringos heroically lept out of the bus, well squeezed through the jammed half open door and did the best we could to help the situation... by taking loads of photos. Well thats not quite true, Rob the mechanic who we were travelling with, did get his hands dirty and tried to help out, but it was all in vein, so we found a cafe at the side of the main road, sat down for some great Pollo Asado, and waited an hour for the next bus.
Tomorrow I am going to Chile or Bariloche. The road to Chile opened this morning it turns out, but as I was so busy playing a guitar I found, I had neglected to ask the hostel staff if the road had re-opened. So manaña I will go to the bus station and try and get to Chile if not, to Bariloche, another Argentine resort. I have had a great time in Mendoza, but the snowboard under my bed is gathering dust, so its about time I hit the slopes again.
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Hi Alan you should have packed a spade with your snowboard,think how useful it would have been.We are sitting out in the garden in very nice weather at the moment.Please keep up your reports they make our day.
enjoy!!!!
John and Melanie
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