Farewell Asado in Mendoza

On our last day in Mendoza, Andrew's coworkers planned a farewell asado at a nearby hotspring.

Beto prepares the asado.


Cacheuta Aguas Termales

Mariano explains the meat:






Hernan, Andrew, Beto, Mariano: "Cubika"


El Grupo del Asado

POWDER DAY!!!

Snowed In

We are snowed in! The road may not open until Tuesday. The winds are strong and the avalanche danger high so there is no skiing today. Snowball fights, snow caves, ping pong and the pool are the activities for the day. Hoping for some skiing tomorrow!















after the snowball fight

in the snow cave

goofing around in the dining room

Portillo

Portillo: The Chute

We've been skiing in Portillo, Chile since Sunday. Here is one of the highlights:

We Arrived in Portillo!

We arrived in Portillo, Chile on Sunday and went skiing that afternoon. The snow was firm, but it was fun to be skiing and exercising again! We are so happy to be in the mountains! We had a dusting of new snow today.

Portillo is known as the "Cruise Ship of the Andes". This hotel is the only place around, so everyone eats and plays together. We have met people from all over the world including the Austrian national ski team who is here training. When we are not skiing our favorite thing to do (other than eat 4 meals a day) is swim in the gigantic hot pool.

Godoy Cruz vs San Lorenzo 1st division futbol match

We saw a soccer game for the pro Mendoza team Godoy Cruz. They played San Lorenzo which is a team from Buenos Aires which is where we are going soon. The game was very cool to watch. There was a lot of excitement and energy and the players were really good. The publico fans made it very exciting and energized. The publico fans were chanting, drumming, and singing non stop for the entire game except for a pee break during half time. At the soccer game the publico had a giant flag that they rolled out and they held it and it covered the whole publico (the entire section). We were in the platea covierta. There were less people but everyone was still very excited. We weren't in the publico because there were many thieves and it was dangerous. Even local kids don't go in the publico.