South America 2024

Two quiet days to catch up and move to a rented apartment in the Recoleta neighborhood of BA.

The apartment is not quite what we expected but the good surprise is it has a washing machine available on another floor of the building. It also has a great view of the famous cemetery, The decor is modern, the bed is like a rock. The shower works but it’s a trickle. The building is shabby and a bit scary on nights and weekends as it appears this is one of only two apartments in the building. The remaining space over six floors is office space and the place is deserted.

On Sunday, we went for a walk around the park next to the cemetery where there was a very large craft fair. We bought a unique shawl for mom. Dinner was pizza (or pixca as they sometimes call it) followed by watching the Oscars on tv,

On Monday, John did a whirlwind job on laundry and we headed out to fly to El Calafate. Our 4:30 flight became an 8:30 flight because of the bad thunder storms and strong rains in BA all afternoon. We arrived in Calafate about 11:30. Fortunately,n the very nice little pizza shop across from the hotel stayed open and fed us and many other hungry travelers (it’s a small town)!Läs mer