Bike tour around Bariloche
Kerry´s family came and met us in Mendoza, Argentina after we had spent a couple days on our own. We did the economy wine tour on bikes (which proved to be a very inefficent and miserable method for seeing wineries) and then we did three very informative tours and had an amazing five course lunch.
We also took a day and visited the tallest mountain in the Western Hemisphere, Mount Aconcagua.
We also visited the Puente del Inca bridge - the colors come from the sulfur hot springs that are all around it.
From Mendoza, we took two flights up to Iguazu Falls where we spent a day viewing the falls from the Brazilian side and the Argentinian side.
We also took a very high-adrenaline/adventure boat ride just before dusk where and saw the falls from below.
After Iguazu Falls, we flew back down to Buenos Aires and stayed at an estancia (ranch) about 100 km outside of the city for one night. On the very beautiful/well-preserved ranch, we went horseback riding with some gauchos (Argentinian cowboys), and ate more of the always-delicious Argentinian beef.
We then drove back to the city for one final night with Galushas which included a fancy dinner and tango show featuring one of the most famous dancers around. After eight amazing days with Kerry´s family where we were spoiled with nice hotels, meals, and overall easy traveling with the logistics all arranged, we were delayed for three hours due to an airline strike before we reached Rio de Janeiro. On Saturday, we went to Kerry´s friend´s wedding. The ceremony took place in a really small Catholic church and the reception was held in Copacabana at the hotel where everybody stayed. There was a full five course meal with some Brazilian traditions thrown in and a pretty high quality dance party. Yesterday, there was a post-wedding Brazilian style BBQ and here are some UPenn girls getting served some delicious beef.
