can it really be even better ... So really, every day I go to bed and think to myself, this day is not to beat. And every day I wake up and is now the following day just better ... How does that work please? If the land, the landscape, the food, the weather, my mood, the people I meet, serendipity?
probably has something to do all this. First of
to happy accidents. Day before yesterday we went with my roommate, Felix (Mexico) for, to ask the post office to how much should cost a packet to Germany. Had I not mitgehabt, I would have NEVER understand that I initially on the next day at the kiosk get in front of the mail a box to, then it should pack up my things there, with the open box to the customs office (remember, the kiosk outside the post office and get even more special wrapping paper! ) migrate and will be rummage and then pack the box with the special paper in the eyes of customs officials execute strangely address labels prevail to make, completed papers to pay and a friendly smile and the joy of successfully completing the project other people to madness of the customs authorities to let fall a victim ... :) Just
such a sacrifice (the aid of the easily annoyed by my behavior of officials in respect of the address label approach escaped) was Linda, from Switzerland. Just arrived from Bolivia and inheritances just like me with too many warm things unnecessarily straining his back. (My sleeping bag I have circulated to my hostel about a children's home, good feeling!) A great first conversation, a hot chocolate, water and orange juice later, then the appointment to board the town hill. So I call to fast in the Internet cafe at home and in their hostel. From there he went on then, here in the sweltering heat prevailing mountain to climb. The warning levels and tormenting the freshly washed laundry called again after washing. (Little boys who told us in our exhaustion, we first of the 8th Virgin Mary statues had reached 14, our plan did not really easy ... * G *) Once at the top then of course it was worth every effort. :) A great view of Salta, a cooling water and the prospect of relegation. Herrlich.
In search of a toilet there was a super nice backyard Cafe the next hot chocolate, a nice conversation with New Zealanders and the absolute Wohlfuehlgefuehl.
After I read that Linda just had a birthday yesterday, I had to invite them unceremoniously to the ice (not that this idea was not even a little selfish ...). So to an ice cream just beside my hostel. Delicious ice cream! Meanwhile the clock at a very advanced and I was still to hold out for an excursion to Cachi. Farewell, then, but certainly further email contact.
In the hostel was then asked around for Travel Agencies. And some calls from people here and my fast then give up later recall and a commitment to reduced rate. Class!
Yes, and today we went to drive away. 7 clock in the morning. And immediately the positive surprise. A nice, a little older Argentine Guide and a translator with it. I won! I would understand everything! :)
with me, we were ultimately three tourists and therefore the tour should be nice again.
It went through the most beautiful countryside, through jungle, desert absolute, the National Park "Los Cardones" with its namesake, the many cacti, again more green ... A propos green. So many tobacco fields have I never seen and apparently they are hir to Salta, the main producers of Argentina. And very proud of it. Some other leaves of the coca leaves, which are here constantly chewed (especially against hunger and for showcasing temporary increase in performance), or sucked. With bicarbonate, which lost rode any chemical processes and release the contents of the leaves, I was able to test the taste. When I would eat green tea. Well ... But it is also to dilute the blood and are therefore extremely popular in Bolivia, precisely because of their high Staedtelagen. And that was for us this time quite well. It was namely from below 2000 meters to nearly 3400 m high, and then about the "Tintin" again to go against the 2000m. The "Tintin" is a dead straight, 12 km long section of road, built by the Incas. No curve, perfect calculation and measurement. Unbelievable! Once in Cachi, there was "Parrilla Libre, free choice of BBQ. So an enormous amount of fresh salad and a huge amount of meat. Phew! We were rolling after us. And we have done, namely into the city. And that was the dream. Snow White Houses, yet just look like since they were built in the 19th Century. A bright yellow church with 3 open-swinging bell. Kitsch! Really!
a little siesta in the park and it went back. The same route. It would therefore can be boring. But you underestimate Argentine men do not. :) What they do not do anything to impress blonde women. * G * As the road anyway everywhere so narrow and steep slope, was that I could not believe that no one met us at these extreme hampering was controlled at construction phases of road with flags. While we waiting so is one of the girls living there in the void (Indio), therefore, rode on a horse. Dismount and waiting for us. What falls Victor (Guide) as one? "When you make a picture, then I ride the horse." Well, I say yes nor no. So he asks the girl rises to ... Nja tried to rise. The horse is totally crazy, throws his head back and then the "tab". Out of sheer fright I could not even think of a photo. Everything went well again. A slightly bloody lip from the horse's head, but otherwise "only" insulted Men '. ;)
Dear me, men!
(How come a time, slowly, of course, could learn from him that the girl had advised him to ride the horse to try ... No comment!)
was safe arrived at the hostel and after a refreshing ice cream, a short stroll the market stalls in the park by St Martin and now the blog entry (Phew, that was LONG!) is now packed my backpack and then it's probably soon to bed. Because firstly, I am totally exhausted from the heat here and secondly is my bus to San Pedro de Atacama (Chile) tomorrow by 7 clock! Uiuiui!
morning to you all a great 3rd Advent! Let it go well you!