Mendoza – Back in Business

It’s a new day here in Mendoza (although much like the past few days, bright, sunny and in the 90s), and things are looking much more positive on the health front. A few days of sleep has done wonders for Angela, who is doing considerably better all around. We figure one more mellow day is probably wise, so have signed up for a couple of three hour sessions in the spa. Hotel massages are not my usual idea of a good time (and I’m still admittedly a little gun shy from massage experience in India a few years ago), but if relaxation is helping keep the pain at bay, an afternoon of pampering seems like a good way to take that to the next level.

While we are waiting, we take the time (after an ice cream stop) to book a few excursions with the time we have left, a sure sign that things are happily returning to normal. Given recent health-related events, the choices are a little odd (details to follow, of course), but we’re excited to give them a try.

On the massage front, there are no gory details here today. No stories about Chinese noodle, dry rub, full on breast massage, or rooster grinding his wedding tackle a little to close to my head. Instead there is just quiet, and stress leaving the body.

Rejuvenated, we head back out for dinner (steak for me of course, a party-sized steak sandwich for the missus).

Out on the periphery, the last week we have scheduled in Brazil is a looming as area of concern, given that the uncertainty here has precluded us from visiting the consulate to get visas. There is some discussion online that the turnaround time is very short in Iguassu, so we don’t have much choice but to fly by the seat of our pants on that one. Given how well things have gone to this point, what could possible go wrong?