Nov. 10, Bariloche, Argentina

We got to sleep in today!!!! Rodger and I walked to a laundry place and for 10 US dollars they wash and deliver the laundry to the hotel. Keep your fingers croseed they arrive and still fit.

Then we boarded the bus for learning about life on the steppes. We saw some fantastic landscapes where the river runs through. Much of it reminds us of the high desert around Mammoth or Montana, etc. Anyway, it was green and mountainous and gorgeous.

Then we visited a sheep ranch founded by an English family and I fell in love with the son who told the cutest stories in his English accent. I took lots of pics for my neice nurse. The whole family does more than ranch sheep, the cutie is a documentary filmmaker, the parents are geologists. The sheep are ones that give Morino wool which they shear and pack in bales and ship to a broker in Italy who makes custom suits with their wool. OMG He was cute!!!!

They fixed us empanadas, and then had a barbeque or sausage, lamb, and beef,salad, potatoes, and dessert. All with wine, juice and water. It was all delicious. We learned about the national drink of Agentina,Mate tea (boring!) Anyway, it's quite a social thing, kind of like passing around a bong, but it's non alcoholic and is quite strong. So I had to taste that too.

Sadly we had to say Adios, then we went shopping and chocolate tasting. And the winds continue to blow! We didn´t stay too long. Tomorrow we fly to Buenos Aries and MUCH warmer weather--around 70 degrees. Looking forward to complaining about the heat!

Time for happy hour in our room overlooking snow covered mnmts on the lake!

Love you all.
Phi and Rodg