After three weeks in Patagonia, a few days at home to unpack our cold weather clothes and pack for the desert, we flew off to the northwest corner of Argentina. We arrived in Salta, picked up a rental car and drove a couple of hours north to Tilcara. We stayed at adorable bed and breakfast in this small town; a great base for exploring Jujuy (pronounced "WHO-hooey", which is fun to say) Province.
Hill of Seven Colors, Purmamarca:
After a short, hot hike, it was a long, steep, and winding road to the salt flats:
Asa battles car sickness - and wins!
Quick stop at the top:
On level ground again, Salinas Grades straight ahead:
Yep, that's a big, salty flat:
Back in Tilcara, walking back up the hill to the B&B:
On the recommendation of the B&B host, we made the long and bumpy drive off the main road in Humahuaca to see the impressive Serranias del Hornocal. It was real chilly out there but so worth it!
Jonah at the Tropic of Capricorn:
With our time in Jujuy over, we returned to the lush, lower elevation of Salta:
We spent one day white water rafting - an exciting first for the boys. While no photos were taken, the highlight was probably having the 13 year old black lab mascot of the river camp ride along with us. That dog knew every rapid on that river and moved himself around the raft accordingly.
And on our last day before flying back to Buenos Aires, our guesthouse arranged for us to go horseback riding with a local gaucho. This is an activity I do not enjoy so I was grateful that the kids were not enthralled. It was a bit of a thrill and the scenery was beautiful, but they would rather run alongside the horse than sit on top of it.
So it took nearly four months to blog about six weeks. Eeesh. The number of photos to choose from really slows me down but setting aside time to go through them all and look back on experiences had while on the road is a welcome reprieve during this final stretch of the school year. The final stretch!
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