The bus journey to San Rafael was uneventful. The buses are really good in Argentina with reclining seats and footrests. There is also a film and a small snack provided. This bus was a double Decker so we had a great view across the plains with the mountains in the distance for the 3 hour trip. Our hosts picked us up from the bus station and we then had a half hour drive to the finca, an Argentinian farmhouse. We had a nice welcome from the 5 dogs, all differ...

We were up early this morning to take the 7am bus to Mendoza. As we changed buses in Santiago it became very foggy however later in the morning the sun came out and we had brilliant blue skies climbing through the Andes and down into Argentina. The border crossing took about 45 minutes, everyone got off the bus queued to show our passports then it was back on the bus with another stamp in our passports. We are staying in a small hostal tonight then tomorrow we...