On the road by 7.30 stopped for a cafe and posted yesterdays blog…….tried to fuel up but service station out of fuel……..about 80k to border…..I run out, on reserve, stop in Los Penitentes which is just a cluster of Hotels and a few restaurants one with hostel accomodations. I book to use up my 285 pesos….the room is dorm, 4 bunks with washroom down the hall…..cost 100 pesos. This place is actually a Ski Resort 40 k from Chile and 120 k from Mendosa. I checked 1 of the hotels 1st but they wanted 565 pesos.
Pears…… 
Grapes for vino
maybe mellons…I did see a truck at the motel loaded with them…….
Scenery changes when I hit #7 road winds through the valley between mountains, at times it twists back and forth across a river which offers White Water Rafting though the colour is brown.
The defunct rail line runs parallel and at times disappears into the hwy I am on…
Rail tunnel
haunting past
I am in the hostel with the coke roof…..it has a nice restaurant and bar……my ride is parked in the cafe which is closed for the season……..
my room….
military like wash room…lol
Ski hill from my window and hotel across the hwy…..the lift goes to the top ridge in 2 stages……
I will organize my papers for the border crossing tomorrow….no wi fi here so will try and post on the road…………
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