Alice WhaleyJul 18, 20207 min readArgentina vs USA: Rodeo Edition* Free subscription here* Not all the ‘crooked horses’ were as crooked as the first one at the rodeo in South-West Argentina. I’ve heard...
Alice WhaleyNov 25, 20197 min readThis *is* My First RodeoRead "Night Riders" for Part One The morning held maté, and dulce de leche on a bread roll for breakfast before we set off on horseback...
Alice WhaleyNov 24, 20195 min readNight Riders (Rodeo, pt 1)If all went according to plan, Guayito and I were to ride to El Foyel together the day before ‘La Fiesta de Caballos’ (the horse party)....
Alice WhaleyNov 17, 20197 min readWhen it Rains, it PoursWe’ve moved from Caviahue to El Bolsón: 700 kilometers in 9 hours. That’s half the length of Spain, but it’s peanuts in Argentina. Moving...
Alice WhaleyNov 16, 20197 min readThe Four SeasonsUp early doors this morning to meet our chubby Argentinian cowboy for the famed ‘proper ride’. Today, a man of indeterminable age joined...
Alice WhaleyNov 11, 20196 min readTraversing ArgentinaEverything in Argentina is wide and flat: the towns, the houses, the prairies, and the mountains. Either side of the long, straight road,...