What day is it?
Sometimes we lose track of what day it is when we are on tour since it doesn't really matter. It is Monday evening and we have only 3 more days in Salta. We have had 3 test matches against the fierce Argentinians and have been very close to beating them on their home ground. The fan base is greater than you could imagine! Everywhere we go, people know we are the USA (field) hockey team and we are asked for photos and autographs. At the games, the stands are packed with people cheering and dancing to the music that is blasting out of the 7-speaker system set up at the end of the field. We can never again complain about good, loud pre-game pump-up jams! They have it mastered.
On our off day today, we got to take a 2-hour tour of the city. A bus took us around the city center to catch a close up glimpse of the museums, churches, and parks. There was no roof on the bus which made it nice and easy to take lots of photos. Luckily it wasn't raining, though it looked as if it could at any moment. We made it to the bottom of a small mountain where we got on a gondola that took us to the top.
From there, we could see all of Salta!
The city was much bigger than it felt from down below. After taking some good photos, we headed back down and onto the bus to return to the hotel for lunch.
After training, we got to enjoy dinner in a restaurant away from the hotel. It is always nice to have these outings so we can truly enjoy the culture and food of the country. The choices were meat, chicken, pasta, or fish. At the end of dinner, dessert came out but only the meat eaters got ice cream and everyone else got fruit. There was a loud protest from Sara Silvetti that we could hear from the other end of the table... I think she wanted the ice cream. During dinner, there were two guys that played the guitar and the drums and sang their own Argentinian music that they had written. You could tell they really loved entertaining and got us involved in the acts. Katie Evans got to learn some of the dances and Sarah Dawson even played the drums at one point, not very well though - I think everyone would agree...
Tomorrow is another opportunity to beat Argentina so it is off to bed!
from Salta...
On our off day today, we got to take a 2-hour tour of the city. A bus took us around the city center to catch a close up glimpse of the museums, churches, and parks. There was no roof on the bus which made it nice and easy to take lots of photos. Luckily it wasn't raining, though it looked as if it could at any moment. We made it to the bottom of a small mountain where we got on a gondola that took us to the top.
From there, we could see all of Salta!After training, we got to enjoy dinner in a restaurant away from the hotel. It is always nice to have these outings so we can truly enjoy the culture and food of the country. The choices were meat, chicken, pasta, or fish. At the end of dinner, dessert came out but only the meat eaters got ice cream and everyone else got fruit. There was a loud protest from Sara Silvetti that we could hear from the other end of the table... I think she wanted the ice cream. During dinner, there were two guys that played the guitar and the drums and sang their own Argentinian music that they had written. You could tell they really loved entertaining and got us involved in the acts. Katie Evans got to learn some of the dances and Sarah Dawson even played the drums at one point, not very well though - I think everyone would agree...
Tomorrow is another opportunity to beat Argentina so it is off to bed!
from Salta...
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