Biking and Wining

After our bus trip from Santiago Zac, Frank, and I spent a day enjoying the city of Mendoza. The town is absolutely beautiful with large parks and squares populated with abundant trees now losing their leaves in the first months of winter.
We ambled around and bought some produce (including the best damn fennel root I´ve ever eaten) and cooked while watching the spurs lose their final game of the series.
We went to bed with lowered spirits but arose early to catch a bus to Maipu - a region known for its´wine production.
We arrived and rented bikes - intending to teach Zach to ride a bike in a short time then visit a few of the vineyards.
Zach was a champion and with the help of his brother was riding a bike in under an hour.
Team Kearl strikes again.
We pedaled down the beautiful roads to the first bodega and received a free tour and tasting. Unbelievable wines.
We entered a subterranean cellar and could smell the fermentation.
The countryside continued to get prettier with the fading light. We all fell in love with the place - Frank gathered information on living/working there.
We hit two more vineyards that day then hopped a bus to Cordoba.
Zach only fell once.