Our last day in Argentina. Our one night at Cavas Wine Lodge is over. This is one of those hotels you never want to leave. Stunning views of the Andes Mountains, grape vines right outside the door of your room, your own "plunge" pool (with very cold water), relaxing spa treatments, and fabulous food (and wine).
Caren and I did a couples massage session that ended with a wine bath. It looked like we stepped into bathtubs filled with red wine, but it was actually wine colored bath salts that were made of a substance that did not stain your skin or towels.
After checking out (sob, sob), we we drove to the Maipu Valley east of central Mendoza and had lunch at Almacen del Sur. It promotes itself as a delicatessen, but it's not like any deli I've ever been to. Tim, our tour arranger, booked us for the five course tasting menu (each with a different wine). For "foodies" like the four of us, this rated as a "great" meal. One course looked like it was a salad with shredded chicken, turkey, or duck. Not. It was rabbit. Unbelievably tasty and not at all greasy.
Now it's off to the airport in Mendoza for our flight to Santiago.
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