Day 25- November 27

So Emma and I were supposed to be doing the Via Ferrata this morning- Lily is afraid of heights and didn't fancy it! It's essentially rock climbing, but outside on cliff faces. However, we woke up and it was pouring with rain. Fearing the worst, we called their office to check if they were still running the trip, and sure enough they had cancelled the morning session. However, they said they could book us in for the 1pm session if the weather cleared up.
So, with a free morning and nothing to do, we did what we always do when we have no plans: went for a little wander around. It felt very odd seeing Christmas trees with baubles all around us, as it really doesn't feel Christmassy over here- even though the weather hasn't been particularly pleasant lately, it's no where near as cold as England as it's actually the beginning of summer herein the Southern Hemisphere. We window shopped and even got our eyebrows dyed as we had discount coupons, which is not an experience I think I'm likely to repeat.

Getting Festive

We went for an early lunch before climbing, to an AMAZING eatery that I had found on TripAdvisor (yes I am taking all the credit), called Bespoke kitchen. It wasn't a veggie café but it happened to serve amazing dishes, in particular desserts, many of them being vegan! I can personally recommend for the salted caramel truffles and the choc-raspberry slice. They had a menu, and also a deli counter with a range of different sandwiches, salads and baked goods. It was the kind of place you could go to and order anything, and feel confident that you were going to love it.

Lily's meal- smoked salmon on toast, pancakes and banana bread

We headed over to the Via Ferrata centre to get kitted up, and yet again me and Ems were the only ones doing it! We seem to have a knack for choosing the most unpopular activities. Despite this, we actually had a great afternoon, made all the more fun by our lovely guides who were young, and a good mix of knowledgeable and funny.

'Strike a pose'

 The climb wasn't too challenging for the most part, but the weather held up and the sun came out so we saw some beautiful views, which made for a lovely trip.

Group photo with our guides- Brody and Will

That evening we were fairly tired so headed straight to the supermarket to buy groceries for dinner. We planned on having a fairly early night, however our talkative room mate had other plans- he wouldn't stop talking. He was a man in his early 30s from Columbia, who was nice enough but had some fairly extreme views. Most of them I agreed with, some of them I didn't, so that provided a lot of fuel for conversation. I also got to speak Spanish which felt great to practice!
Apparently he snored really loudly that night, and Lils and Emma didn't get any sleep, but somehow I slept right through it!!