Thursday, August 18

By Anna Westin and Erica Bradbury

Hola!!

What started out as a calm sleepy bus ride soon turned into an exciting and unusual experience. We were quite relaxed, watching movies and driving through a flat desert terrain, when suddenly, out of the blue, we were rudely interrupted by a cluster of military looking personnel. Apparently they were targeting buses with innocent foreign singers, looking for deadly substances……FRUIT!!!! Storming onto the buses they demanded that we turn over our fruit or eat it all immediately. This included a full, hot, chili pepper which Chris Moran bravely consumed. Apparently chili peppers are “the new fruit”. We were whisked out of the bus and lined up for an inspection of baggage. After searching everyone we got back on the bus, fully awake, and with fruit-filled bellies.

One of our buses, and some of the many dogs of Argentina,
during a stop on the way to Mendoza





After the rest of our “non-eventful” journey we finally arrived in Mendoza. We were enthusiastically welcomed by our families, who were lined up in a path. Walking through them, we felt like celebrities on the red carpet. After meeting our new billets, we headed “home” for a nice meal and a relaxing evening. It was a fun day for sure! Chaio!