Day 3 of my Spanish classes, again a bit frustrating that the learning seems to happen at such a slow pace, but think I'm getting there.

After class I went on a Tigre tour, which is about an hours ride from Buenos Aires.

Tigre (Tiger) is a town in the Buenos Aires Province, Argentina, situated in the north of Greater Buenos Aires, 28 km (17 mi) north of Buenos Aires city. Tigre lies on the Paraná Delta and is an important tourist and weekend attraction, easily reached by bus and train services, including the scenic Tren de la Costa. It is the principal town of the Tigre Partido.

The town sits on an island created by several small streams and rivers and was founded in 1820, after floods had destroyed other settlements in the area, then known as the Partido de las Conchas.

The area's name derives from the "tigres" or jaguars that were hunted there, on occasions, in its early years.

We went on a boat ride through the various areas of the Tigre where they have differing levels and types of accommodation on the side of the river. There are also boats/yachts varying from a mere canoe to super yachts. It is also a resort area where the locals go for a city break. Really interesting to see the care freeness of the locals, kids on swings and in the water with loads of laughter.

When I got back to accommodation reception, Rona had just arrived. We spoke with the manager as we were checking into a twin room. He seemed to take a liking to us and before we knew it we each had a beer in the hand and were offered an upgrade on our room in return for an internet review. Needles to say I wrote the review and we received a superior sweet with a big screen TV and balcony, pretty surreal stuff. Was a good start to Rona's first night here.