Our next major stop was in the city of Salta. We found ourselves in the campground in the city and did a little exploring. Well Roberta did some exploring and I just hung out. She tends to like to see everything and I tend to like to take a day off here and there. Here some pics she took while strolling around.
After Salta, we hit the road again headed towards Cafayate which is a wine region. The drive was quite scenic.
We saw on IOverlander that there was a cool Laguna to camp at off the beaten track so we decided to check it out. We weren't disappointed with the scenery.
Roberta was feeling a little ansy that night and just felt like something was watching her. We had ourselves a great fire and hit the sack. Apparently, Roberta couldn't sleep and heard something outside. I was awoken by the statement, " Jared there's a puma outside!" I quickly looked and didn't see anything. In the morning, I looked around for the tracks where Roberta said she saw it. I was not able to find anything, but she still firmly believes she saw one... It will forever be a mystery.
While driving south, we stopped when we saw all these goats fenced in. Roberta was loving the little kids.
Need a tissue?
The road went by some pretty cool rock formations.
We arrived in Cafayate and promptly tried out some wine as it only seemed fitting. Being that it was still "winter", the vines were dormant. We ourselves some great wine and it's one of the two things that you don't have to spend a fortune on to get a great tasting one in Argentina (the other being steak.)
We went on a little hike up a valley near the town to this waterfall. Being the dry season, there wasn't a lot of water.
We kept heading south, stopping at the odd winery.
The next day, we made it to Mendoza which is the most famous wine region in Argentina. It is especially known for its Malbec wine. We rented some bikes and started winery jumping. It brought back great memories of doing the same in New Zealand.
After getting a little tipsy, we decided we needed to have an asado (BBQ with fire). It was our last night in Argentina after all. And what better way to spend it than with Argentinian wine and steak. It was very tasty.
The next day, it was back to Chile to check out Valparaiso.
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