Tucuman with the cuckoos.

Where to next? Chile or Mendoza? Mendoza is easier, so we got back on the bus. Wave to Gabriel as we pass Uspallatta.

Tucuman, Argentina

Beer and a hot dog on Mendoza bus station then two hour ride to San Juan. Best bus ever with Cata.  Great seats snacks and unlimited tea and coffee from a machine near us on the top deck.

San Juan was nothing special and hostels were worse so we book night bus to Tucuman. We had a dinner at bus station with a bottle of wine. Youngmi went to toilet in the cafe and shocked to find a big dog sleeping next to the toilet seat. Called a waiter to remove the dog, he made a face asking what's wrong sharing the toilet with a dog. The dog had to be called out, but Dave found him again later in the male toilet.

After a reasonable sleep on the bus, we had a breakfast at Tucuman bus station. Attracted by wifi logo on the window that didnt work. We managed to find a hostel in great part of town that must have been grand once. Tucuman was a very active and busy town. The hostel we stayed was also very interesting. Some people appeared being living there quite a while. We met an Irish bloke who traveled all around the world, then lived in Tucuman for 7 years. He said he sold his apartment last year and put away his stuffs in a storage room with a hope to travel again. But he seemed to be stuck in the hostel for long. He said there are some cuckcoos in the hostel, he is one of them. Later in the evening, he said he found a bat in his bathroom. It was a very old building. If we lived there longer, we probably could see some bats.