Yesterday was another rainy & cold day in Buenos Aires. We started the day having breakfast with Sara. Sara owns the little café on the first floor of the building that Trey & Andrew live in & we ate breakfast their most days. We then headed back to our room to start organizing our “stuff” to get ready to leave. We had lunch at Bar El Federal. Kay ordered the “Super” hamburger. I ordered the “Super” hotdog. Believe it or not, they really were super. This was the first time Kay & I went someplace on our own & ordered without the help of our interpreter as we felt like he needed a break from Mom & Dad. We finished out the day with a delightful evening with Trey & Andrew at another interesting little place ... read more

Yesterday, Hector picked us up & we headed for San Ignacio to see one of the Missions, San Ignacio Mini. On the way, we took a side trip to a mine in Wanda that Hector told us about called Mine of Wanda - Tierra Colorado. The mine had geodes with quartz, amethyst, agate deposits & more. We had a cute little tour guide that spoke decent English. After a tour through the mine & gift shop, we were on our way. The Mission San Ignacio Mini was a huge ruins that surprisingly dwarfs our missions in San Antonio. We took some pictures & I have included a link to their website: www.misiones-jesuiticas.com.ar More tomorrow! ... read more

Yesterday we took a taxi out to the airport, headed for Iguazu, Argentina. After a short flight, we were picked up at the airport by our soon to be new best friend, taxi driver Hector. On the way to our lodging, Hector offered to be our driver while in Iguazu for the fee of $450. A discussion followed with our official tour guide, Senor Trey, & we accepted Hector’s offer. After our arrival & check-in at the Esturion Hotel & Lodge - Iguazu, we made plans for the afternoon. www.hotelesturion.com Trey contacted Hector & set him up to take us all out to Iguazu National Park that afternoon. You may not be familiar with this place but it was the backdrop for the Robert De Niro’s 1986 movie, The Mission. This place has the most incredible ... read more

Yesterday morning we left Argentina for Colonia, Uruguay via Buquebus for the day. You can make the trip in 3 hours for one price or 1 hour on a high speed vessel for another price. It was worth the money and we had a great day. They say a picture is worth a thousand words so I will just let the pictures speak for themselves. More tomorrow! ... read more

Yesterday, we got off to a late start because we had a very late night at the costume party the day before. After breakfast we went to the antique market for some shopping. The antique market is a collection of vendors with a wide range of wares that set up booths every Sunday in San Telmo. Kay bought a shawl & a purse. I bought a felt hat from an interesting little man man who spoke excellent English, Claudio Pollan. His business card said La Fundamental Sombreros & he has a clever website: www.lafundamental.com.ar After a siesta, we went to a place recommended to Trey by my brother-in-law, Bob Emmick. Bob used to travel down here when he worked for EDS. More tomorrow! ... read more