Today we woke up really early after a bad night\u2019s sleep. After showers and the same old breakfast, we got in Jos\u00e9\u2019s van with Evelyn, who speaks English. Evelyn\u2019s boyfriend is from Croatia. They met on a cruise on which she was a photographer. She\u2019s very well-traveled; Venice and Costa Rica are among her favorite places. (Her list of Countries I\u2019ve Been To would include Montenegro, Spain, Argentina, Panama, Mexico, USA, and Bermuda.) She\u2019s also traveled to Tunisia, as she was on a cruise ship in the Mediterranean.<\/p>\n
\u201cIt was hot as anything,\u201d Evelyn assured us. \u201cWe rode camels. I thought they were nice, but mine tried to bite me.\u201d<\/p>\n
Our first stop was an old train bridge that we crossed. Mom, Evelyn, Dad, and I stayed near the edge while Ethan and Jos\u00e9 walked in the middle where there were empty spaces.<\/p>\n
Obviously we survived that \u201cordeal,\u201d and we continued on to the next bridge. We didn\u2019t cross this one (except in the van), but we did walk down the ravine to the riverbed. It had gotten cool and misty, and I was shivering.<\/p>\n
Back in the car, we rode for a few more hours, stopping several times, before getting to Puerto Fuy, where we had lunch. All of us had the same thing: chicken with rice, bread with chancho en piedra<\/i> (a sauce made with garlic, onion, tomato, chili, and cilantro. Literally, it means \u201cpig in stone\u201d), and Tuttifrutilla juice, which was a mix of plum, apple, and strawberry. Jos\u00e9 discovered that something was wrong with the AC in the car that presumably had to do with the person who backed into us in a town near the lake. Oh, well. We could live without it.<\/p>\n
Jos\u00e9 drove us to Salta Huilo-Huilo (our original destination) where Ethan was disappointed as there was no place to swim. The falls themselves were impressive, but I liked the two nearby hotels, connected by swinging bridges, better.<\/p>\n
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The drive home was a long one. The only interruption was when a cow jumped in front of the car and froze like a deer.<\/p>\n
Ciao!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Today we woke up really early after a bad night\u2019s sleep. After showers and the same old breakfast, we got in Jos\u00e9\u2019s van with Evelyn, who speaks English. Evelyn\u2019s boyfriend is from Croatia. They met on a cruise on which … Continue reading