It started early on Friday with a subway ride, a 2-hour double-decker bus ride, then a 15 minute taxi ride. The kids thought sitting on the top level of the bus was pretty neat.
The whole atmosphere of the Estancia was great. We were definitely out in the country, with horses, cows, sheep, and dogs everywhere. We stayed in our own building, that used to be the kitchen. We had a living area to ourselves with two bedrooms. An Estancia employee kept the fire burning continually in the fireplace. Everything had a rustic feel, yet it was comfortable and cozy. The main building had more hotel rooms, as well as a common area with a pool-table and couches. The front porch was awesome. I kind of wish we could have seen the whole place in the summer.
Our own building.
The front porch of the main building.
"Sunbathing" out front.
The food was also incredible. We had empanadas when we arrived, then a huge barbeque lunch an hour later. The servers kept bringing more and different types of meat to our table. "Tea time" a few hours later included pastries and hot chocolate, then a tasty dinner at 8:30. Our stomachs weren't used to it all. Breakfast the next morning was also a yummy buffet. The main meals were served to all the guests in the dining room, and the snacks were served in our own building.
A gaucho (cowboy) did a short horse demonstration for us. It was slow and graceful, almost like a dance with his horse.
The gauchos took us horseback riding twice, Bryan went with the older kids on Friday and I went with them Saturday. Mostly the horses just walked along, but they would trot a little now and then, and more often if they had an experienced rider. The rides were a little longer than an hour and went on roads through the Estancia.
Dallin thought he would go with Daddy and got on for a picture. Once the horse started moving around under him though, he opted for the buggy ride instead.
Ashley went on a horse with Dad the first day, then her own horse tied behind a gaucho horse the second time.
Sienna and Colby were tied to gauchos on Friday but had free horses on Saturday. The kids loved the horseback riding.
It was such a great getaway for our last weekend in Argentina.
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