Morning Tasks It was a shame to leave Don Ari Camping. It was a restful place with lovely people in charge. When we left I received kisses on both cheeks from the couple running it. Brazilians are super friendly people. As Dennis explained yesterday, it was such an odd border,…
Leaving Camping Caprichio We needed to retrace our steps for 26 kms to get back to the main road, Ruta 8. We were about half way down the narrow gravel track, when a young lady who had been sitting by the track side, jumped up and flagged us down looking…
Camping Punta Ballena This was a huge campsite with all the facilities we tend not to use, such as a restaurant and swimming pool, so it was expensive. It was also close to a busy road. We had hoped it would be suitable to have a rest day, but decided…
The Pencil Museum We were up early soon after 7am. It was already warm and going to be a very hot day. This was not a normal campsite. It was a bit of a mish-mash. A pencil museum, if you can believe there could be such a thing, a small…
Leaving Argentina The day started well. As you know, Dennis’s favourite sports are rugby, football and cricket. Mine is tennis. This morning my favourite player, Novak Djokovic, was playing Carlos Alcaraz in the quarterfinals of the Australian Open. Novak won in four sets, so this was a good start to…
I think Dennis probably used up all the superlatives about the city yesterday. Suffice to say it is by far the most impressive capital city we have visited in South America, so far. So many varied districts, some areas with wide boulevards and magnificent municipal buildings, huge green parks and…
Municipal Park. When we arrived yesterday afternoon the park was deserted. It is a huge park with a lake, swimming pools and many areas with seating and food trucks. We had to check-in with the park attendant. He was a rather officious gentleman. After parking in the cool under some…
Another hot day and sadly, not a lot to report, as it was another uninteresting drive. From Rio Colorado to the city of Bahia Blanca the countryside is as flat as a pancake with nothing but scrubby vegetation. The road is almost dead straight. Dennis did cheer once when we…
Parakeets I think the large nests in the trees are actually where the parakeets come to roost at night. After the cacophany last night had died down, we never heard another peep from them all night. They didn’t wake until after 8 am this morning and instead of the raucous…
Apologies for the delayed blog. We were distracted last night, so no blog was written. Very pleasantly distracted. We met friends, Lilian and Rob. Originally we had met Lilian and Rob in September 23 at Cool Runnings Campsite beside Lake Malawi, during our Africa trip. We have kept in touch,…