It's a Bit Chile Outside

There is no possible way for me to recount my entire 10 day free travel in one blog entry, so I am going to split it into 3.
It was a group of 7 that went with me to Argentina and Chile, as I think I stated in a previous blog. The plan was to BuqueBus over to Buenos Aires and stay the night. Everything went fine until Friday at lunchtime. We decided to eat at Burger King, which was very nice in comparison to the ones in the States. After we finished sitting and relaxing, we stood up to leave and one of the boys couldn't find his backpack. It had been sitting right next to him but we determined that it had been stolen! Not good! It had his passport, money, credit cards, iPhone, camera and shoes in it. This was only the first full day of our trip and we were scrambling for what to do.
It was less than 3 hours until our bus was supposed to leave, so we split into 2 groups of 4. Abel, Taylor, Rachel and I went on to Mendoza after changing the other 4 tickets to a later time. We were nervous that whole ride because we did not have any type of communication with the other group. Kate, Ben, Linley and Joyce stayed behind to work things out. They had to get a new photo for the emergency passport, fill out that info, file a police report and get on the next bus by 8:15. Sounds like a lot of time but Buenos Aires is a big city!
When my group arrived in Mendoza at 8:30 Saturday morning, we walked to our hostel (having only a google map to tell us where it was). The owner was very helpful in getting everything ready for us. Only 2 1/2 hours later, the second group came! We were so excited to see each other after being separated and we spent time telling of our adventures. The rest of the day was spent exploring and relaxing in Mendoza. That night we found a Mexican food place. It felt good to be eating some after missing it in Texas (even though it wasn't nearly as tasty).
The next morning we were picked up in a van that would take us out to Argentina Rafting. We spend the morning rafting on the Mendoza river. I have been rafting before and this time the water wasn't very high so there were only Level 1 and Level 2 rapids. We still had a good time with our group. After eating lunch at the base, 5 of us got ready to do Canopy. It's similar to zip lining. We went across 6 cables in the mountains; 2 of them went across the river :D I was nervous at first but it was a blast!! Pictures should be coming soon.
Next stop: Vina del Mar, Chile