Gaucho riding - Los Potreros Estancia, Cordoba

Our night bus arrived into Cordoba at 8am. The first class airline style reclining chairs meant we'd slept all night & were fresh from a ride soon after we arrived. We had a short taxi ride out of town & up into the surrounding hillside. Los Potreros estancia (ranch) appeared 30 minutes after we'd lost sight of civilisation & the quite, unsigned entrance off the main road helps keep the place idyllically quiet.
We arrived in time for a quick unpack, breakfast & a chance to meet our fellow guests. We then threw caution to the wind & saddled up. Neither Dave nor I have ridden much. I've slightly more recent experience (Malawi) but not much more. Our 1st ride was a gentle trip out over the vast 6,500 acre ranch so a close by waterfall. The ride gave us the chance to get our balance, chat with our English guides Gordon & Tracey as well as our hostess Lou.
The waterfall's are a gorgeous place to swim in summer but it was just a little chilly for a dip so we posed for a quick photo snap with Margaret (US) a fellow guest before returning back.

Our next few rides were a little more challenging as we moved up through the gears to Trot & then to Canter. Our balance & control started to improve but the bouncing started to take it's toll, with Dave suffering bruised plums & me some painful inner thigh chaffing.


Video of Dave post riding........v.amusing



Evening times are a chilled out time to relax & unwind. A roaring log fire warms the bed rooms ^ lounge aras from the cold winter temperatures outside. There's a selection of books to flick through & CD's to play (blissfully there's no TV). However we mostly sit chatting with our new Irish & American friends, swapping travel stories & reliving our days experiences.

Last night we had a local wine tasting evening, it started before dinner, carried on through & wrapped up with desert wine after ........ everyone felt a little tired this morning!! Good Marbeck Merlot here :)