Early start this morning, ready for our 8 hour shore excursion. We had breakfast upstairs in the Lido, but only a light one. I had been talking to another passenger in the laundry who went on a ranch visit and warned us that we get fed a lot! So off we went to see Gaucho Life on the Pampas. After a 90 minute drive we were greeted with juice and empanadas. We then had the chance to go horse riding or for a wagon ride, or to just check out their museum set up in th...

Today we had a late start. Checkout was 12 midday, so we just took it easy and organised our luggage. Our local guide and driver took us all down to the wharf with Pepe who helped hand over our luggage to the porters, and then it was time to say goodbye to him! :( he has been a wonderful guide for the two weeks. It took forever to wait our turn to go through security, and then upstairs to have id shots taken, stateroom keys given to us, and then another photo for...

First stop on our tour of the city was a trip to see the oldest tree in Buenos Aires - a HUGE Moreton Bay Fig from Australia!! Of course! It was just across the park from the cemetery where Eva Peron is buried, which of course was our next stop! She was really loved by her people. We drove around the Recolleta area, viewing government buildings, embassies and exclusive shopping areas. We saw the "pink palace" where Eva Peron used to appear for her people. She rea...

Another day of travel. Nice leisurely start, but later breakfast also showed us chaos and mayhem in the restaurant. People everywhere. After checking out we were taken to the airport. Our plane left late, so when we landed in São Paulo we were late and we had to walk really briskly across the airport to the international terminal and go straight to the gate. Then we left there an hour late, due to the weather conditions. The plane that was supposed to arrive...