Chris Writes: Last night we chose to go to the nearest restaurant to our Hotel La Masia which was 400 yds away, which looks like a family house. This turned out to be one of the best venues and one of the best meals we have had. We were hard pushed to think of a … Continue reading Day 66 Thursday 29th October: And now we are six! →

John writes: San Martin de los Andes proved to be a fabulous stop, so many thanks to Daniel Pi, the Finca Ambrosia wine maker, for his recommendation. Post yesterday's blog, we raided the local farmacia for even more drugs for me and headed to the bars beside Laguna Lacar for an unnerving and coincidental meeting with … Continue reading Day 65 Wednesday 28th November: Better than Switzerland!!! →

Mike writes: Our expectations for Buta Ranquil, a town which is still saving up for a horse so it can qualify for the coveted singular equine status, had been low. And first impressions weren’t great. The beds were smaller than those at my prep school in 1964. However Hotel Portal Norte redeemed itself in style … Continue reading Day 64 Tuesday 27th November: South into Switzerland? →

Craig the virgin blogger writes: Fitting farewell sunrise for Doug who left after an early brekkie, as the smiling taxi driver turned up promptly at 7.30am, obviously with little foresight that Doug is not as generous a tipper as his previous clients. The group now has a sick member as John suspects he may have … Continue reading Day 63 Monday 26th November: Hitting the long dusty trail again →

Frankie writes (with very welcome assistance from Craig): The day started with Frankie doing a simultaneous translation of instructions from John to Vanessa, the lovely lady who maintains the Finca Ambrosia house. Unfortunately Frankie had not yet had a coffee so his mental skills were a wee bit off and his execution of the task … Continue reading Day 62 Sunday 25th November: BOYZ ON TOUR RETURN, NORMAL SERVICE RESUMED! →