I had my own bedroom at
Victorias and it was good to relax for a few days whilst fixing my bike and
generally doing nothing. It’s a relaxing
town to be in with the habitants just getting on with everyday life, which is
mostly revolved around olive oil and wine production so you can take it as granted that the climate is just as you imagine.
Victoria is a great host
and it was nice to stay there, she has a clothes shop in La Rioja, but she
really should work in tourism as she has a tonne of information on the area and
has hosted around 80 people through couchsurfing.
She made sure I tried traditional food such as Locro and took me
out with her friends on the last night I was there. The only downside being the hangover I left
with.
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| Locro time |
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| The plaza in daytime |
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| Typical streets around here |
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| Vicky + friends + too much Fernet = evil hangover. |
Hangovers are
never fun, and riding a bike with one is worse.
For some reason everytime I’ve ridden with a hangover I have been really
cold. Leaving La Rioja, the weather today was warm but for
most of the journey my hands and feet were numb, it has to do with the consumption
of Fernet, I´m sure of it. Today was all about riding
250km out of the way and getting to Andalgala ready for the Cuesta pass
tomorrow. I was planning on rough
camping close to the Andalgala, however when I got within 30km I could not find anywhere
hidden near the road and there were a lot of people everywhere. With daylight fading I had to ride into town
and find somewhere. This ended up being
a sorry looking motel where I was the only guest that night and most probably the only one in the
last few months.
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