Friday the 13th
Friday the 13th
By Blog.Admin
What a Friday the 13th I´ve had. If the first one had been as good as mine has been so far today, then there would be no negative connotations at all. Getting through immigration in Buenos Aires took some patience, but once through the other side, Jose and Hernando were waiting. Jose is one of our English speaking representatives in BA. Hernando is a professional driver with a marvellously turned out car. The two of them escorted me across the city in morning rush hour to the domestic airport. En route I learned oodles about the city, including that the legal name Buenos Aires was enacted only in 1996! Until that time the real name of the city was so long and involved that all I can remember is that the Holy Trinity and Our Lady of Buenos Aires were involved.
The weather is fabulous. Shorts and t'shirts. I´ve already tasted my first Argentine lamb and I´ve got a fabulous view of the Rio Plata as I type this. Only negative is the Argentine keyboard. Way too many symbols I don't know what to do with keep appearing. There is no Internet wireless at Newbery, so I´m working at a kiosk. 7 pesos an hour. That´s about 3 USD per hour, to the rest of us.
I´m covered in trail dust and managed to spill something on my shirt. Just enough to be noticeable, but not enough to be a total disaster. I am going to crash when I reach the hotel. Unless, of course, I´m mesmerized by the view. My hotel sits atop an Andean foothill overlooking Ushuaia and the Beagle Channel. Superlatives...I´m going to run out of superlatives.
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