Sick of the cold, I decided to head north to the warmer climes of Mendoza (Argentina still). This involved a 19 hour bus journey, bit of an epic, but not too bad- the busses here are amazing, big, comfortable, they have TVs, food and toilets, and a little man that comes round and tilts your seat back and puts a blanket on you when you want to go to sleep. I was adding it up, and I think I've spent about 70 hours on busses since I started this trip, which is probably more than the rest of my life put together!
Mendoza was well worth the journey though. Its a big European style city, with cafes and Boulevards, it is in one of the biggest wine producing areas in South America, so I got an afternoon wine tasting in, and it is also right next to the alps, so I spent a day hiking around the foot of Ancongagua, the highest peak in South America. Over and above all of this, it was warm and sunny, which made a very pleasant change!