Hot and even humid!

February in Argentina!  We are in Tucaman, on our way to Mendoza. Got on a bus in Cafayete at 6 a.m. and arrived here at 12:30.  It took a tad longer than expected due to a huge, house sized boulder that had fallen out of the steep hillside and diminished the strength of the road!  We all had to get out of the bus and walk a brief distance while the bus came along behind us, carefully!  Thought we´d be jumping right on a bus to Mendoza, a looooooong 13-14 hour bus ride.... the longest, by far, of this entire journey!  However, here we are travelling on Saturday AGAIN, along with everybody else... and there was no bus with seats until 7 p.m. tonight!  It must be said that this was a very nice bus, finally!  Peru and Bolivia don´t offer the most lovely of buses!  Argentina, as I recall and have heard, has super comfy, clean buses that make you feel like you´re on an airline instead of a bus line.  So far, it´s not QUITE up to the dream standards, but we´re holding out high hopes for tonight´s excursion with a cama (bed), comida (food) and bebidas (drinks).  We shall see!  Stay tuned!  The ride today was spectacular... snowy peaks in the distance.... rolling green velvet covered hillsides.... sparkling streams.... flowers (hibiscus!) blooming.... smooth bus ride without rattling bus parts threatening to disengage from the bus, or lack of air conditioning!  This was good!  Keep your fingers crossed for us for tonight!