Today we drove about 125 miles from Cafayate back to Salta where we started a week ago. We made lots of stops along the scenic road.

Tonight we are staying on the outskirts of Salta because tomorrow we fly to Buenos Aires

For dinner we had dinner outside at a nearby Italian Restaurant.

This morning before leaving Molinos we went for a walk across the river and the dry river bed near our hotel.

We loaded all our luggage in our new trash bags to protect the luggage from the dust.

The road was again very rough today. Even though the drive was only 74 miles it took us between three and four hours. The terrain was varied and some of it was really stunning. We made several stops.

Tonight we are at Grace Cafayate resort in a villa overlooking the vineyards. It’s a lovely spot. We had lunch soon after we arrived.

The last few nights have all been in different places so it was very nice to be spending two nights in Molinos. Before we headed out exploring this morning we did chores.

Then we headed out of town to check out wineries. The terrain we drove through would never make you think there were wineries on this road.

When we first arrived at Tacuil there was no one around. We were greeted by a very friendly dog that was carrying an animal paw in his mouth. After Duke rang the big bell a couple of times someone showed up and we tasted a few wines.

Then we headed to Colomé winery where we had a reservation for visiting the art museum and tasting their wine. Our guide was named Sabrina. She was absolutely fantastic. Her English was excellent and she knew a lot about the Colomé winery and their wines. Colomé was established in 1831! We tasted three wines.

After the tasting we took at tour of the James Turrel Art Museum. I knew the art was all about space and light but I had no idea what we were going to see. Some of the pieces we saw were large rooms with surprising and amazing effects. We couldn’t take pictures and it is very difficult to describe the museum but I think we all were blown away by the experience.

We only travelled 34 miles today but it took us two and a half hours. At Miraluna we had breakfast outside.

Then we did a tour and tasting at the Miraluna winery. The winery is in a very dry environment and at an altitude of 8,300 ft. This makes the grapes smaller with thicker skins.

The road to Molinos o I was dirt and very rough. It was also a very windy and dusty day. About half way to Molinos we arrived right after a tree had fallen across the road. It took a while but eventually the farmer got his tractor and was able to move the tree.

When we finally got to Molinos we had a picnic lunch in the courtyard of our hotel.

Before dinner we went for a short walk.