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Empanadas is a word for pie, and they are so lovely, light and tasty and you
start just about every meal here with them, or have one with each beer so
gonna have to watch the waistline!
We have now left Salta at about 7 this morning and after a 12 hour trip through
the most amazing landsacpes we have arrived in Calama, waiting for another
night bus. There were no flights out of Salta so it was the only way. We
are on our way to Chile and without a guide book so getting really brave now! Seemed easier this way and get another stamp in the passport. Going to the coast so hopefully a day on the beach when we get there. Bus was very entertaining this time though, cheeky stewards who pampared to our every whim, just what we like! Watched the film Babel which was bizarre as we were travelling on a bus through the middle of the Andes, real red indain/cowboy country ...well if you have seen the film you will get the connection and if not, rent it. It was like a show in itself just watching the landscape changing, loved the giant cacti ...they stood so proud, looked almost like they were giving the finger, managing to survive the arrid conditions. Got quite bad altitude sickness, but over it after throwing up.  Gonna have to chew some cocoa
leaves.
Salta was lovely, the food was amazing, had the best steak EVER!  And so cheap, wine and food usually about 4 pounds for both of us.Â
Last night in a place playing early Pulp which made a change from the local
folk stuff, good for a night but little more.
Andrea's gonna have to start wearing her glasses more, got very excited today
when we stopped and she saw a llama, except it was made of stone and the other
day she panicked when she thought one of those monkeys that have been trained to
steal was approaching us. It was a two yr old child! Not good.
Chow for now!
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