After our Estancia experience we are back in the hotel Internacional, Mendoza for a couple of nights, and although very central, the room is small. You cant swing a cat, small. So, it's time to find something different and also to pick up a car and allow us to really explore the area. But before leaving Mendoza, we book a river rafting trip near Lake Potrerillos, about 70 km away from the city. With pickup, a very cheap 24 USD and that includes zip lining which actually turns out to be a little dissapointing. But, the rafting is fun, even though Malcolm cannot partake because of a leg issue, he does spend his day sitting by the side of the river, soaking up Quilmes (beer) and chatting to a bunch of likely lads from Liverpool. In
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