Woke up on another bus...thinking about work...
The nightmares have started;-))... hahaha... Well that's not too far from the truth...work and getting a killer job has been on my mind quite often now... Thinking of pursuing a job in one of my favorite companies: GOOGLE.
Need to reach out to my contacts there and let them know how Sergei and Larry would have highly approved of this sabbatical and likely supported it...as we spread the word of Google. com throughout South America!!
So back to the trip, we left Mendoza Argentina last night at about 8 pm and have been making our way north towards the Chile - Bolivia border. We should be at the next destination at about 2pm today.
A friend that we met on the trip, Alvaro, lives in San Pedro de Atacama which is the Chilean side of the great Bolivian deserts (the driest in the world) and we plan to be there later this week.
To recap Mendoza:
We spent a great time with Ori and Tete who took us to the base of the highest mountain in South America, Aconcagua (about 7000 Meters) and to the border with Chile to eat at the "last" restaurant before making our way back to the city through wine country. If you take a look at your next bottle of red wine (particularly Malbec) there is a great chance that it is from Mendoza, Argentina!! Interestingly enough this part of the country is extremely dry but due to an ingenious canal and irrigation system (thanks in part to the indigenous people that inhabited the land centuries prior) generously supplied from the huge mountain range nearby this city and its surroundings has the most unique vegetation. Over the past 100 years the city has planted trees in every square cm which has resulted in a spectacularly landscaped city. ALL of the trees, plants, flowers, have been introduced to the region and only survive due to the very hard work and dedication of the almost daily watering process. In some cases, there are trees that have underground "drip" watering systems that keep some of these massive, foreign species alive in this arid climate. We have seen pictures of the city decades ago and there was nothing taller than a desert shrub...it really is incredible.
Tete and Ori also took us to the cabin retreat which was very cool because for one of the few times on this trip we stepped away from the typical "tourist" activity and enjoyed a past time with local flavor. The dammed up lake in which their cabin is located was perfect for all motorized water sports and at sunset for a spectacular wine accompanied end to the day. At night we were able to get the fire started right on the lake and continue the experience, really cool, gracias Ori y Tete!!
Yesterday, I went paragliding over the city of Mendoza with German (one of Tete's contacts in this sport) and for the price of 1 jump we lasted easily three times as long. We pretty much flew for over 1 hour circling the low mountain side next to Mendoza and occasionally intercepting other gliders that were trying to catch some warm currents to gain altitude. At a certain point you start feeling like a bird, so much so because the very air currents we followed were being retraced by eagles going out for a spin. German has a website, which is www.adventurepark.com.ar and www.flymendoza.com (if I spelled it wrong, sorry, will correct it later).
I've some great vids from up there but once again it's my fault for not having more time to edit and get on the site...soon...for sure!!
Later.
Sent by Jeffrey via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
Need to reach out to my contacts there and let them know how Sergei and Larry would have highly approved of this sabbatical and likely supported it...as we spread the word of Google. com throughout South America!!
So back to the trip, we left Mendoza Argentina last night at about 8 pm and have been making our way north towards the Chile - Bolivia border. We should be at the next destination at about 2pm today.
A friend that we met on the trip, Alvaro, lives in San Pedro de Atacama which is the Chilean side of the great Bolivian deserts (the driest in the world) and we plan to be there later this week.
To recap Mendoza:
We spent a great time with Ori and Tete who took us to the base of the highest mountain in South America, Aconcagua (about 7000 Meters) and to the border with Chile to eat at the "last" restaurant before making our way back to the city through wine country. If you take a look at your next bottle of red wine (particularly Malbec) there is a great chance that it is from Mendoza, Argentina!! Interestingly enough this part of the country is extremely dry but due to an ingenious canal and irrigation system (thanks in part to the indigenous people that inhabited the land centuries prior) generously supplied from the huge mountain range nearby this city and its surroundings has the most unique vegetation. Over the past 100 years the city has planted trees in every square cm which has resulted in a spectacularly landscaped city. ALL of the trees, plants, flowers, have been introduced to the region and only survive due to the very hard work and dedication of the almost daily watering process. In some cases, there are trees that have underground "drip" watering systems that keep some of these massive, foreign species alive in this arid climate. We have seen pictures of the city decades ago and there was nothing taller than a desert shrub...it really is incredible.
Tete and Ori also took us to the cabin retreat which was very cool because for one of the few times on this trip we stepped away from the typical "tourist" activity and enjoyed a past time with local flavor. The dammed up lake in which their cabin is located was perfect for all motorized water sports and at sunset for a spectacular wine accompanied end to the day. At night we were able to get the fire started right on the lake and continue the experience, really cool, gracias Ori y Tete!!
Yesterday, I went paragliding over the city of Mendoza with German (one of Tete's contacts in this sport) and for the price of 1 jump we lasted easily three times as long. We pretty much flew for over 1 hour circling the low mountain side next to Mendoza and occasionally intercepting other gliders that were trying to catch some warm currents to gain altitude. At a certain point you start feeling like a bird, so much so because the very air currents we followed were being retraced by eagles going out for a spin. German has a website, which is www.adventurepark.com.ar and www.flymendoza.com (if I spelled it wrong, sorry, will correct it later).
I've some great vids from up there but once again it's my fault for not having more time to edit and get on the site...soon...for sure!!
Later.
Sent by Jeffrey via BlackBerry from T-Mobile
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