Hot San Juan

18th Dec and 19th Dec. Rest days in San Juan
Definitely time for a  rest day... or possibly 2 as it turned out. Again our 1st rest day was a Sunday, but the lack of shops being open gave us chance to get some clothes washing done, sleep in a bit late and generally swelter in the very hot and humid San Juan.
We stayed on the extra day at San Juan to give us a chance to make some decisions about future travel plans. Thanks to a contact from our friend Paul we´ve just spent lots of money on a ´once in a lifetime trip´ to Antarctica, booked for February. Very expensive but at a reduced rate and something we´ve both always wanted to do but never thought we´d get a chance, we couldn´t really refuse. It does mean that our travel plans need to be changed to get us to Ushuaia for the 15th Feb. Time to cycle before and after the Antarctic trip but a definite change in itnery. Plans are more complex at the moment due to impending Christmas, as buses and planes are more booked out than normal. After much debating we decided to cycle out of San Juan tomorrow towards Mendoza, continue cycling until after the New year and then speed up the travel by getting on a bus at a slightly later date.