Saturday 22//18 This morning we were informed there is to be a workers strike on Tuesday 25th and there are no flights in Argentina this day!!!!! This is the day we are booked to fly to Iguazu Falls. The airline kindly rescheduled our flight but this would give us only a few hours to visit due to arriving late and leaving early, so after much help from Jorge we booked another airline flight (at extra cost) but we are only here once, then a quick reschedu...

Friday 21/9/18 - First day of Spring in Argentina. Seasons begin on 21st of the month, today is a student holiday. Up early for breakfast and a 40 min taxi ride, and catch the ferry over to Uruguay to visit the ancient city of Colonia del Sacramento. Guessing that we were in the correct queue for ticket confirmation, (the people of Argentina are quite short so Rob is enjoying being "tall" and able to see over heads when standing in queues), then with passports...

Thursday 20.9.18 - Another interesting day drivingaround with our private chaparone - Jorge - seeing sights of Buenos Aires that only a local guide could show. Jorje pointed out where we would catch the ferry to Uruguay tomorrow, thank goodness he did, the area is a total demolition site due to the contruction of new underground & highway into the port, have never seen so many trucks! Even more than harvest season at home. Driving in Buenos is not an easy ...

Wednesday 19/9/18 After finalising our excursions to Uruguay and Salta, Jorge & Cristina took us to visit the Delta de la Plata, in the municipal of Tigre. Named due to the once presence of jaguars. The Lujan, Uruguay and the Parana rivers form a delta that leads into the Río de la Plata "river of silver" the esturay that empties into the Atlantic Ocean. It may be considered a river, an estuary, a Gulf or a marginal sea. For those who consider it a...

Tuesday 18/9/18 - hopefully the right date now!! Today we visited some very pretty Japanese Gardens. It consists of a lake surrounded by Japanese flora, like azalea and bonsai trees. The lake is home to some huge carp fish which you can feed. The central lake is crossed by the Divine Bridge, traditionally representing entry into Heaven The park is also has Japanese Peace Bell and a large ishidoro (Japanese stone lanterns central to their Buddhist traditions), as...