Aconcagua

Here are some photos from our recent daytrip to Aconcagua National Park. The mountain doesn't look like it but it is the highest peak outside of the Himalayas! We didn't climb it but it was incredible to see it and all the surrounding mountains. Aconcagua is 22,840 ft above sea level. We were only slightly above 10,000 feet above sea level in these pictures.

We have a few new pictures to share with you. The one below is from Halloween. Halloween is not as widely celebrated in Argentina, but there are a few places if you know where to look.

Product Naming

Alright, we have run across some interestingly named products here in Argentina. Don't get me wrong we love it here. But when products get marketed with English names in this country sometimes things can go terribly wrong. This last one was so good we had to take a picture for all of you! Barfy is made of frozen meatballs of meat and soy gluten...yum yum good. They are in our freezer now waiting for us to work up the courage to have these Barfy meatballs for dinner.

Day hike with the Principals! These are the foothills behind Cacheuta.

Getting ready for a Halloween Fiesta.

Hiking Vallecitos

A Great Vist with some Great Friends...

In the last couple of weeks Mendoza has been showing it's best side with a burst of Spring! The weather is beautiful, the flowers are blooming, the trees are leafing out and we had a fast, fun visit from Kara and Laura!

We started in Buenos Aires where we all flew in on the same morning. We headed to an apartment that we have rented before, dropped our bags and took off running. We would stop long enough to snack and drink fabulous Malbecs before taking off to see another part of the city. Three girls and lots of endurance can see many sights in four days....

The new experiences kept coming with the return trip to Mendoza on the CocheCama (bus with seats that convert to beds), where they served us wine and meals, showed us movies, and let us sleep through the night while we travelled across the country.

Kara and Lara were able to see our life in Chacras and Mendoza and try out some of our restaurants. We hiked, we ran, we tried more Malbecs and Torrontes, we relaxed by the pool....

It came to an end much too soon....

Thanks girls. You are missed...

Karren

50th post!!!!

Yahoo! We have officially posted 50 times in the last 9 months (the anniversary was yesterday; we have lived here for 9 months!!!) I think this deserves a cheer. Go ahead, cheer.
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I'm serious.
Ok, well, if you're not in a cheery mood, then I'll share some more news. My birthday party was a success!!! Here is a picture of me and Flor before the party:


There were 35 people, more or less, and we had a really fun time!!!
-Izzy