Buenos Aires

Hola!

Everything down here in the Southern Hemisphere is great! We are currently in Mendoza, Argentina after a 14 bus ride. Don´t cry for us though, we rode ejecutivo and it was as plush as it gets. We arrived in Mendoza two days and are visiting with our friend Augustina and her husband Sebastion. They have been great hosts. Mendoza is in the heart of Argentinian wine country, so we have been drinking great wine and enjoying good company.

Beunos Aires is a beautiful city with much European influence. We visited many tree-lined plazas where we drank coffee, watched couples dance the tango, explored old churches, and mastered the Metro. Our minimal language skills are getting us by, but we are now thinking about taking a class to firm up our skills so we can get more out of the experiences we are having.



We will continue to explore Mendoza for the weekend until we will catch a bus into the Andes. We have been able to see the foothills of the mountains from the city and are very excited to get into the longest mountain chain in the world. Both Agustina and Sebastion work in Acongacua National Park, so we will have wonderful guides trekking around Acongacua, South America´s highest mountain.