First hangover of the trip, wake up in the worst hostel on the planet - excellent. Wtf did we drink?

imi - "we drank everything...well everything except wine."
Timi - "true story"
Imi - "timi"
Timi - "yes"
Imi - "I think I'm dying."

Regardless, we focus on getting to the new, much prettier hostel we booked yesterday for shower and a feeling of humanness if that's a word.

Imi - "ok, ready to go" (To hyper receptionist) "podemos check-out?!"

It's going to be a long day.

Move to the hostel, not glamourous but at least it's got a picturesque courtyard. Clean and ready to hit the spa. One problem - it being Sunday there are no spaces left. Crap, down side of free-styling right here. Decide to go on a bus tour to the large parque instead...turns out to be an inspired idea. Best cure for a hangover EVER - fresh air, sunshine and beautiful views.

What to do next. Sign into the poshest hotel in Mendoza to get the spa experience we had prepared ourselves for? Yeah, why not. Life's too short not to take advantage of these little extravagances!

First - steak o'clock. Psyched and finally ready to see what all the fuss is about. Turns out to be half a cow - an error on the waiters part - that attracts a combination of respect and envy from other diners.

Imi to waiter: "es para uno persona?!"
Timi: "BAHAHAHAHA"

Here we go - first taste of steak since I must have been about 4. It's surprisingly agreeable, much like tuna steak but ...meatier. Not bad, but still not keen to eat a whole one. The box is ticked, time to move on.

Immaculate half day at the spa, I want to move here. A bit of reading by the pool before it becomes too chilly, then alternating between the sauna, steam room and jacuzzi - the life of a flash packer isn't terrible. We make the most of our pass and stay till 8.30pm, need to book a wine tour for tomorrow.

Unfortunately the one we've picked out lists its prices in usd, which we failed to notice earlier. Thought it was a bit too good to be true. Never mind, the hostel books us onto one pretty easily and it costs a fraction of the posh place's price. Winner.

The rest of the evening is spent clearing clutter we've accumulated and generally taking it easy to fully recover from the previous nights' excitement. Early bedtime.