Mendoza...tierra de vino! Mmm

Steve and I had a great trip to Mendoza last weekend. We took the bus, which was a 15 hour ride, but not too bad. The buses here are way different than what we think of...way nicer than planes because the seats recline so much farther, you can actually sleep a little! They served dinner, which was pretty gross but did include endless wine and coffee liquor which was delicious!

We arrived at a bad time becuase the soccer game was just beginning, which means that the city was completely shut down! The receptionist at our hostel wouldn't even check us in until half time, so we watched the first half with people staying at the hostel. At half time we checked in and decided to start our vineyard tour since despite the game going on because we only had one day to do it! A taxi dropped us off at this little bicycle rental business named Mr. Hugo's in this small town near the wineries. Mr. Hugo and his wife were the nicest people ever! We watched the end of the game with them and a couple guys from Australia and England, while drinking homeade wine, and then started on our bike tour of the wineries!

The vineyards were so much fun and way different than those in Napa and even Leelanau. They are all small, family-run places. As this is winter, we were pretty much the only people there! One of the places we went to was a family that made their own dips made from olives and their own liquors, including absinthe...which is disgusting! We had perfect weather and riding bikes around to these tiny places was the perfect way to see them! We're thinking it would be a good idea to open a bike rental shop in Napa... :-)