monte jay

Ok, We're all packed ready to go. 1st stop Buenos Aires, catch up with friends. Stay tuned....... read more

Saturday Andrew and Rosanna took us to a large kids park, el Jaguel. Heaps of swings, slides, etc. free too, so it’s popular with the locals. It has BBQ and picnic areas, all the stuff you’d expect at a park. There’s a small fee for the trampolines (Ur$20) and for the go-karts. (Ur$25) We also went on horses for half an hour. (Ur$100) Zane, who’s 3, even got his own horse. Great for the kids, they all loved it and now, of course, want a horse. Juan and Teresa took us to the meeting that night and while we don’t really get what’s talked about, we understand a few words here and there to almost make sense of it…almost. We can find the scriptures ok, but they’ve normally finished with it when we finally find it. ... read more

Couldn't fit the photos I wanted to put on in the last listing, so here's a few more.... read more

Don't know what happened to the video, so I'm trying again. Hope it works this time. In Colonia del Sacremento at the moment. Why didn't we come here first?????!!!!! Maybe because we'd never leave. Will write more soon, tonight maybe.... read more

This is a snap shot of the trip of Argentina.... read more

Didn’t manage to go rafting - SPEWING!! It turned cold, and the wind made it freezing. Just stayed at the hotel, in the pool. Cal doesn’t mind, he could stay in there all day. Sometimes I think we could stay at home and just go to the pool all day and he’d be happy. On the last day we took a cable car up to Cerro Otto and had lunch in the revolving restaurant. Perfect unspoilt view of the Andes, as far as the eyes could see anyway. Absolutely fantastic. Shame about the food though. Maybe we expect too much, but the meals are pretty bland. Unless you’re don’t mind paying about the same as at home, the meals in traditional Argentine restaurants are tasteless. The Mexican and Chinese we went to were good, but the ... read more

Not much to say about during the day. Went to the Museum of Contemporary Arts-closed, to the ‘Garden for Kids’ (rides and shows)-closed, Pichincha (area of note)-yawn. The architecture is magnificent though, and if we could stay longer, we would’ve. There’s a fair bit we’d liked to have seen or done, like taking the boat across to the Island or see the north of the city. Now though, we were looking forward to going to the meeting on Wednesday night. One brother, Lalo, in his 50‘s, accosted Callum straight away. (everyone loves Callum, with his blonde locks) He spoke a little English, and loved to hear Callum talk about being able to play the keyboard and the different music he liked. Though he’d never heard of Powderfinger or silverchair, he loved listening to Cal, then explaining ... read more