3rd December

Our trip to the next destination, Cafayate, was short. We even had 2 photos stop-offs which to date on the trip have been few and far between in Bolivia and Argentina. The scenery outside Salta is every bit impressive as I have seen of late. "La garganta del Diablo" (Not the same "Devil's Throat" as Iguazú) is a huge red sandstone formation about 50km from Cafayate - well worth a climb and a shot.

We arrived in Cafayate about 2pm, pitched tents. Rob, my new best mate, was off buying food with today's cook group and I sidled off to the markets and cafés of the town. It is very chilled again here. A large square, restaurants, Artesan markets and not much else. Oh, apart from vines - hundreds of them. That is pretty much all there is to do in Cafayate - bodega visiting on mountain bike.

Went to chemist to buy some anti-bite cream a bt stronger than the calamine lotion they had already dished out to me. Here's how it went...

S: "Do you have cream for insect bites?"
Chemist (C): "Yes" (handing me calamine lotion)
S: "No I have ethat cream, do you have anything more effective"
C: "You could try using insect repellent beforehand"

Now there's a thought.

We booked bikes for tomorrow and then made a beef stew off the truck. Not bad, bit chewy but very tasty. Charlotte, if you are reading this your dinner contribution was by far the best and you should be a chef.

As regards Big Brother it was a fairly quiet day, no gossip or funny stories. We need wine - ooh, tomorrow!