After 30 hours in transit, we arrived at this delightful Inn and met the friendly Innkeeper, Graciela Villegas. She showed us our room, a quaint single bedroom with a wide window overlooking the lake. Everything is compact and clean. This area of Argentina is very much like Switzerland. The building is wood and plaster with stone floors that seem to be painted shiny black. Small stairways lead to at least 4 floors. I'm still exploring.
Graciela moved here from Buenos Aires when her family bought the Hosteria in 1994. It was built in 1980 and has 13 rooms.
Once we had luggage in our room, she directed us to a pizza place within walking distance.
We were in for a treat. The large cypress beams, fireplace and quaint tables were inviting even if we were the only customers that late on a Wednesday night.
Ron and I split our first bottle of Malbec from Mendoza about 35 pesos, or $9. Pizza was priced about the same. The pizza was topped with cheeze, ham and heart of palm slices but instead of being cooked with a sauce, it came with "Salsa Golf" a new taste for us. It was something like cheeze whiz with a red pepper flavor and the dispenser was a baggie with a spout. I'd like to have this instead of catsup on a camping trip.
You can tell folks here take pride in quality craftsmanship. Just look at how this window is set into the log frame.
Walking back to Hosteria Santa Rita we were ready for a good nights sleep.
Buenas noches.
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