6 November - Cafayate, Argentina
We were glad that we only paid for a pants hostel the previous night, because we were drunk and definitely wouldn't have appreciated anything fancier. That said, it would have been nice to have a decent breakfast (it was pants), good wifi (utterly pants) and for the card machine to work in order for us to check out and be on our way (pants pants pants). After so much palava that it is frustrating to even document on here, we got in a taxi to take us to Viñas de Cafayate, a luxury wine resort set on a vineyard about a mile outside of the town. Excitement! A beautiful hotel room, a terrace overlooking the vineyard, a swimming pool and a welcome drink. We felt better already! The wifi was good enough to Skype and so we got to speak to Rebba and Simon and then with Mama and Pa. The rest of the day we spent sipping wine, eating lovely snacks from the restaurant and putting the world to rights. Oh, and doing our punching impressions of the cacti we have come across on our trip. We had dinner in the restaurant at the resort. At last, the absolute perfect Argentinian steak, paired with a wonderful bottle of Malbec. Hello, Argentina, we have properly arrived. Followed by cake de volcán. Naturally. Bliss!