Today will be another long drive to Tarija, Bolivia. The main issue is the almost four-hour drive through the Andes on a narrow, harrowing dirt road with one side against possible rock slides and the other side looking down at a valley that looks miles deep. This is the second time we have had to endure this. I wish it was the last but the likelihood is that there will be one more of these “experiences” before we leave Bolivia.
When we finally got to Tarija, again a four-hour drive on the same dirt roads, hanging on for dear life (that is, me). You would think that there would be a highway after all this time but there is not. About 2.5 hours in, we stopped at a high altitude winery at Ville Abecia. It is a small winery that doesn’t have “tours” as such. The owner is a elderly man with a cane who spoke only Spanish but wanted us to sample his wine. Admittingly, all the ones we tasted were delicious. He had a port, a torrantes (a red we never heard of before), and a tannat wine. We liked everything we tasted. Sadly, we couldn’t take any with us. The visit was short and sweet.
We finally made it to Tarija and began to breathe! Tomorrow will be better.