So if you’ve been following my blog you’ll know that I’m back in Salta. However, when I got back there was no rest for me! Twas time to pack my bags again and get ready to be on the road the following day, as a bunch of us from church were going on a trip to Cachi.
Cachi is south west of Salta and the drive took roughly four hours. Part of the joy of going to Cachi is the journey there, it’s so beautiful! With stunning countryside, mountains, cactus’ etc. The rock goes from being orange to purple to green within a few seconds which is not something I’ve seen in England. Part of the route involved driving up a mountain and for a bit we were at the same height as the clouds, before eventually being higher than the clouds! Felt surprisingly okay for being at 3600m above sea level, though did get a headache both times on the journey that we got that high and it was so weird walking. My body felt so heavy and I couldn’t walk very fast.
When we arrived there we hung around for a bit and then I eventually succumbed to my bed since I was feeling super tired and jetlaggy whilst they all had dinner and went out to see the stars etc.
The following day (Monday) we got up early to go to a place called “Los Pumos”. In Los Pumos there’s a cave with a river going through it and the plan had been to walk in the river and go through the cave but unfortunately the water was a bit too crazy! So what followed was a scramble on the banks of the river, which was a slight challenge, in search of a calmer bit in the river to chill out. The water was so cold it literally hurt to put your feet in it to begin with! After a while this lessened and we all hung out in the water and on the rocks.
After a 2 hour drive back, we finally got back to where we were staying. We killed some time by going and sitting by the river for a bit, then went to this place where some crazy man used to live (!) who thought he had been told by aliens to make all these weird symbols on the ground with rocks (lol, I can’t really explain), and also went to a place overlooking Cachi which was pretty lush. When we got back into the town, some of the shops had finally opened and we set about buying supplies for dinner. Dinner was an asado (Arg BBQ) done by the boys and salad and accompanying bits by the gals, and was very tasty indeed. Post-dinner, moi, Nolz, Cami & Martin went to what appeared to be a deserted airport runway (?) to see the stars. It was so lush! You could literally see the milky way. In the time that I was there, lying on the ground, I saw about 4/5 shooting stars. This was probably one of my highlights of the trip to Cachi, seeing the stars. The only other time I’ve seen them so clearly and seen the milky way was when I went backpacking on my gap yar and went to Bolivia to the salt flats. Definitely a sight to see!
The following day we wandered around the town for a bit before I brought the big guns out. A while ago, Cristian (Noly’s brother), asked me what Terry’s Chocolate oranges are like. I clocked this at the time and decided I’d bring one back for people here to try. After lunch we decided it was time to crack open that bad boy. This was another of my highlights funnily enough! It was hilarious. I got Cristian to do the honours with opening it and everyone crowded round, peering at it, wondering what it would be like. Sofi took some photos of the grand reveal. This was hilarious for me, because a terry’s chocolate orange is such a normal thing to me! But I can see why it’s a cool thing if you havent ever seen one before haha. Anyways, the verdict was a good one and they liked it – good way to end our trip to Cachi on a high!
So there we have it! That was the trip 🙂 It’s crazy to think that was 2 weeks ago now…! So much has happened since then, I’ve barely had time to sit down and have a cuppa tea, let alone blog about it! More of that next time then, over and out!
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