they're now coming it's not like in the videos where you sing and they come running
maybe they don't like my song oh my gosh they're running away if anything
so yeah we are currently driving to villa alpina argentina it's 18 kilometers off the paved road
we've been driving for a while we're not quite sure how close we are because the dirt roads
force you to go a lot slower but yeah we just keep stopping along the road wherever there's a nice
lookout wherever we encounter cows and horses and yeah i think we're at least halfway there
do
well hello hello guys and welcome to villa alpina the name it means alpine village yeah
quite accurate i used to say we had to drive 18 kilometers on dirt roads to get here so yeah
quite isolated it's not too far from where we're staying in terms of kilometers but uh the road it
took a long time yeah you gotta take it easy yeah probably close to 40 minutes just like winding
through the mountains yeah but it looks like a beautiful quiet little village exactly a small a
small population but a beautiful setting fantastic place to go hiking to just wander around the town
to experience uh you know farm animals too i mean there's horses there's houses there's cows there's
mules i think i've seen some sheep as well goats goats i should say yeah and so it's uh it's just
a fantastic place to be visiting especially if you like kind of like tranquil destinations with a lot
of nature and yeah we can't wait to explore the little town and also maybe to do a little hike and
we should also talk about what we did yesterday we did a little bit of filming yeah just a little
bit yesterday was mostly about errands but aside from that we also visited the town of los reyes
where there is a river that runs through the town and it was the perfect place to visit yesterday
because it was so hot the most refreshing place to just dip your feet in we just rolled up our pants
kicked off our shoes thank you considering this is just the start of spring the the
temperature of the river was reasonable like you could actually you could go swimming and
in the summer you would definitely go swimming to cool off yeah and so yeah we've got a beautiful
day there's not going to be any rain it's just a little bit of cloud lots of sun and we plan
to you know check this place out and also hope we hope to visit some other spots nearby as well
so
um
so this town is more of a place that you come to experience it doesn't have tourist attractions per
se but one of them is hiking to el champaqui which is a six to eight hour hike we actually saw quite
a few vans a drive into town and like unload a bunch of hikers and then they're gonna make
their way up the mountain so that's one thing that you can do here and then there's also a river that
runs through the town so right now we're walking down to the river because we feel like we need to
cool down just a little bit so it's all downhill which has been relatively easy but on the way back
i have a feeling it's gonna be a bit harder it's all steep in the sun
well guys i can tell you that my hiking boots are waterproof i don't feel the water on my socks or
toes good purchase yeah mine are not okay mine are sandals and you're you're yours are perfect
for this but definitely not waterproof my feet are waterproof that's good enough for me flippers so
sam what have you learned about this town what can you tell us well i can tell you a few different
things firstly locals are extremely friendly we've had about two or three conversations well
you and your dad have with locals in spanish and um i'm ready to tell you the grand total
of the sprawling metropolis are you ready for it i'm ready for it three zero thirty people
it's incredible for anyone who likes nature peace
tranquility and a little bit of elbow room from your neighbors yeah you can't beat villa
alpina argentina and there's a lot to do here so you take this little serpentine path and
you come down to the river and there's also a little footbridge you can walk across too so
so far and the impressions of this little town have been extremely favorable i mean
to visit it on a nice beautiful day like this has been you know nothing short of ideal and um
yeah man like what uh what a little hidden gem out here in the sierras of cordoba argentina for sure
so
do
hello guys lunchtime finally it is lunch time past three o'clock 3 30 3 30.
this is a new record for me not feeding audrey till three we had a long day in villa alpina a
really nice town but they don't really have any restaurants like it's so small
30 inhabitants it's not set up for lots of tourism like most of the people who go there
are hiking serochampaqui which is the highest peak in the province of cordoba argentina yeah
but people typically go you know prepared they've got all their gear their meals their tent yeah
that little area is very peaceful beautiful just a few locals and uh sheep goats like that so now
we're sitting down at a nice german german themed restaurant here yeah it's called belgrano rojo
the red deer we've been here once before many years yeah well three four years ago i think we
took my parents here yeah maybe yeah and we're gonna have lunch we are so hungry we're waiting
for the food to show up and we'll show you that in a minute this restaurant have been operating
here for the past 60 or 70 years i remember when i was a child and we used to come summertime over
here the restaurant was one of the first ones in the town it's a very very uh old landmark here
lunchtime food is here i went for a classic i got the knuck burst which is a thick sausage
i guess that name because they say that when you bite into it or you cut into it it sounds like
knuck because the skin is so thick so yeah it has like a crunch to it
yeah as my side i got the chukuru yeah which is basically like sour cream it's a fermented cabbage
with little bits of bacon and ham it's just a classic german dish how are you enjoying the
goulash it's really good yeah yeah nice and hearty nice and fresh and hearty and uh hand rolled
noodles handmade the rolled noodles yeah a little cheese is a garlic parmesan on top beautiful dish
nice and hearty and i mean for us to go this long without lunch unfortunately that's unheard of
we're eating since breakfast this morning yeah yeah four o'clock we only we have breakfast at
like uh nine o'clock yep so we were hungry today yeah i got the exact same thing as daniel we're
both going for the goulash let me show that to you guys look at that hearty cubes of meat
and a nice gravy and i ordered a beer i got a uh this was truth be told this is the cheapest beer
on the menu is gross that's a nice beer premium lager as they say too hot pairs perfectly with
this you know this meal reminds me of when we were traveling in in the czech republic we would have
our we would have our goulash and we would have our you know pilsner nice big beer with it hello
update update it is dark out it is we were we were driving home in the dark yes did you film any of
it no the camera the camera's in the trunk away i mean we in all fairness all three of us had dental
work done so i mean it wasn't really in the mood at the moment my teeth are clean look both sides
yeah so we're back in the cottage it is past 9 p.m 9 30 maybe we're gonna have our dinner this is a
this is the argentine dinner time argentine style dinner we're having some bread francis salamine
some avocado we're going to spread it on the bread because we don't have mayo we don't have butter
wine obviously so we're going to sleep well tonight guys yeah we're playing at 9 30. we'll
we'll show you a little bit of our bite but overall what what a great day we we packed
in a lot of stuff yes a day of sightseeing a day of adventure some hiking yeah and also a day of
getting some errands done too but uh for now we will have wine and uh handmade sandwiches food
is ready look at those sandwiches cheers friends you gotta love all the avocado and we've got what
uh santa julia tempranillo julia hello cheers oh it's a nice wine huh a very good wine and
we are dining at 10 p.m like new origin times yeah here we go it's our first time on the trip
seriously 10 p.m i'm usually in bed by this time yeah it was a nice day it was a very
productive day we went around all over the place we did a whole bunch of things that we had to
do and we had our dental work done and uh we went to village alpina beautiful weather it was really
warm today must have been around 32 to 35 degrees yeah uh we were coming up the mountain right now
with the windows rolled down and the breeze was coming in the car i mean wow it doesn't
get any better than that okay so we call it a day we'll call it a day and uh well we'll bring you
along tomorrow too thanks for watching we'll see you guys from the series of quarterbacks
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