Mendoza 2nd June

Arrived in Mendoza bright and early in the morning and headed for Winca´s, unfortunately no room so went to Hostel Alamo where I got a dorm room and Sarah and Liam (english couple) got a twin. Went for a walk in the park (beautiful) it´s still autumn here so all the trees are brown and orange. Steak for dinner (tried a different cut - yum). Did a wine tour by bike yesterday (Saturday) bus trip south to Maipu then picked up the bikes and visited a wine museum, a winery, a liquor and chocolate factory, a delicatessan for a delicious lunch, another winery and an olive oil factory. There were a few other wineries on the list but a few were closed and one wouldn´t show us round cos they didn´t speak english and we didn´t speak spanish. Most disappointed that Trapiche was closed as their Malbec is my favorite wine in South America so far, even after all the tastings.

Jason and Amanda Oz/NZ couple met at the bike place, on the home stretch.