Las Vegas here we come!

We were up at 9am and getting the baby ready because we were off again in search of a church and venue for Landon´s baptism. Last week we found a party venue close by but the church wasn’t available so we were back to square one.

Earlier this year I had been to Potrerillo in the Andes Mountains and I loved it there so we decided to go and have a look around. We had already spoken to the priest on the phone and he told us to come and have a look. On the way we drove past the vast plantations of many vineyards that are positioned between Mendoza and the pass to Chile.

The views of the Andes never fail to amaze, they are the biggest mountains I have ever seen and they just keep on going as far as the eye can see and hundreds more miles like a massive curtain they stand in the distance, you drive towards them for an hour then when you are at the foot and look up you realize just how tall they really are. At Potrerillo there is a lake with shocking blue water it really stands out from the dusty mountains that surround it.

We drove up the mountain road zigzagging between the ridges until we reached Las Vegas. It appears to be a small village but once you adventure down all the roads you realize how many houses there are.

Our first stop was the church; it was a big square building with ´refuge´ written outside. Inside was just a plain room with a simple stage but the service we witnessed was just what we was looking for. The priest explained that maybe his new church will be ready by the time we want so we drove to the hilltop church that was being constructed and had a nose around. The views were great from up there to so with the priest and the church found we were doing quite well so it was time for lunch and get out of the midday sun.

We found a roadside tree big enough for the car, the table, four chairs and the pram and we plotted up and tucked into some delicious empanadas and pizza and washed them down with a nice cold beer.

With one more thing to find we set off in search for a house with a nice garden with plenty of shade to hire for our 40 guests to join us celebrating the baptism. We searched high and low for about an hour before I spotted just the right place. We took the number and headed off for more shade further down the mountain.

We parked up under some trees by the dry river bed that hugs the road for most of the pass and chilled out for another hour before getting back out in the hot sun for the ride home.