Dinner with Lauro

Now having woken up so early, I was ready to sleep by 8—but I figured I should probably eat dinner first. Unfortunately, the restaurants in Cafayate don’t open until 8:30 or 9pm. Luckily, one restaurant was just opening, and one of the waiters, Lauro, learned of my predicament and offered me a table. I treated myself to a feast and tried the famous dessert wine unique to Cafayate. I even tried a dessert called Cayote con Nuez. It had the texture of butternut squash, but the flavor of REALLY sugary marmalade—I can’t say I was a big fan. But the entire dinner was very nice, and toward the end of my meal, a live music performance started. The guitarist even went to each table and asked where they were from. When he came upon my table, he immediately asked “Where you from?” I answered in Spanish “Los Estados Unidos” but he continued to respond in broken English—oh well.