Over the Gigantes to Los Barriles - forgotten post

Friday November 11

We were up for our usual early departure around 9 for the last stretch over the Gigantes and to La Paz for essentials at the new Sorianos (mostly to check to see if they had any Lorne friendly foods).  We made it all the way to San Antonio before dark so we stopped to cook dinner before tackling the twisty undulating mountain drive.  The cows were out again tonight, several just standing on the edge of the road and one that was poised to cross the road…., a bit startling to say the least, all of them were black or dark brown, impossible to see in the dark until right upon them, and completely unfazed by vehicles whizzing by.  We rolled into Los Barriles around 8:00 and were greeted with huge enthusiasm by Checkers, Paul and Renota’s dog.  We had a good visit with Paul and Renota and camped in their back yard.

The next two days Paul and Renota prepared their vehicle to go camping for two weeks.  This year they have a tent trailer so are not sleeping on the ground.  Their plan was to go to Los Frailes and find a little spot for camping up the arroyo. 

We had a lovely time in their home caring for their three cats and their beautiful garden (with the help of Umberto the gardener).  We were quite busy building a model of our new house from the poster board we brought with us from Canada.  We also spent a lot of time at the property figuring out exactly where the house was going and what the views were from each room.  Exciting.  We are planning on taking lots of pictures throughout the process.