Date: Friday 9 September 2022

Trajectory:  Carlos Pelligrini

Distance covered: 40 km on foot and in car

A wet, windy, cold and overcast day, and still feeling rough from what I hope is a pollen allergy.

I had arranged to meet my guide, Roque, in the morning and made the effort but my heart wasn’t really in it. 

It did however produce my bird of the day, a yellow cardinal, quite a hard bird to find unless you know where to go. Roque did.

Back to the lodge for lunch and a lie down

And after lunch and snooze, to Leslie Cook’s Posada for tea and talk.

Then back again to the lodge to sit in front of a nice warm fire while I complete today’s entry and await my last cordon bleu dinner. Back to street food tomorrow.

Tomorrow I leave Carlos Pelligrini, heading for Mercedes. Hotels hard to book (it’s the weekend) so fingers crossed. There’s always the car.

I noted this welcome when I arrived here. No doubt there will be a corresponding farewell sign when I leave.

Time to hit the road again; it’s been a long time since my last one. Cabbages got in the way!

So, this time a three week trip planned for the Provinces of Salta and Jujuy, starting next weekend. May touch The Province of Tucuman too. Main emphasis will be wildlife, birds essentially, but also a bit of cultural diversity and Tourism. And FOOD.

The map shows my route, and I’ll try to post a daily blog though it’s not always easy. At least this time I should have a decent Internet connection.

So, watch this space. And if interested you can see previous trips to southern Patagonia (here), Southern Chile and Welsh Patagonia (here) and Northeast Argentina and Paraguay (here).