Safa Sailing: August in Argentina 1

The plan for this post is mostly photos...since most of you were here...

But first I had to get from Grenada to Argentina. Of course the affordable way (the alternative to hiring a private jet) is Grenada -> Miami -> Santiago (Chile) -> Buenos Aires (Argentina)

So first stop, with a couple of hours layover, Miami.

South Beach, Miami

Walked the shopping strip, watched people watching celebrities (with one eye, through a slit in a hotel wall), visited the water's edge and had a drink

Everything's bigger in the USA...right?

My one Mojito

Gotta have a drink when you're on Miami Beach right? Well, one mojito wont keep me off the plane, right? So this was my one mojito. Half an hour later I HAD to leave or miss my plane. When I asked the waitress for the bill, her response "Would you like your second one now then?" Apparently it was a 2 for 1 happy hour. When I said no thanks she was most concerned and offered to put it in a takeaway cup for me...

Argentina, with a start in Buenos Aires of course meant a visit to our favourite restaurant...SoloMia!!!!!!

and of course for dessert...

The Mongo Cookie

Yes the picture is on its side but i could not get this blog program to post it with the correct orientation, sorry.

What is The Mongo Cookie, you ask?

Crushed whole Oreo cookies packed into the bottom of a giant cookie mould. Then a thick layer of icecream. Topped with another layer of crushed Oreo cookies. mmmm a giant icecream Oreo.

But we're not done yet. This is Argentina so there has to be Dulce de Leche in the recipe. How about mixing the Dulce de Leche with cream cheese and completely smothering the entire giant cookie in it. Mmmmmm!!!

1 between 3 to 5 people is recommended

Normally a 21 hour bus trip would make the most hardened traveller quiver but then there are the Via Bariloche buses. Imagine a bus where they forgo numbers for space and believe in 1st

class luxury for all. The seats recline...fully! Then there is the foot flap that turns your seat into a bed that is wide enough for me to curl up on and too long for me to touch the end.

But thats not all. Every 21 odd hour trip has food of course, and champagne and chocolates and sweets and more drinks. Where were we going again? Basically its not a bus. It's a bed with 5 star room service and a view of 21 hours across the width of Argentina.

Rest view

Dad casually doing his thing

Another Rest View

Spot the Chilean volcano doing its thing

The Chilean border is across the lake so at the top of one of the lifts you can see the volcano that caused so much trouble.

View 1 from the flat

'Modern' lift service...with a view

The Dental Floss Washing Line

5 people, 2 bedrooms, 14 days, no laundry. Understand?

Little Sis getting some air

The Morning Check

One of the advantages of staying on the slope is you can see if the lifts are open for the day, with a cup of coffee, through a window. If you cant see the lifts, well they are more than likely not running due to a wind driven white out.

The Chocolate Shop

Cold = Chocolate

Turns out there are chocolatiers down the hill in the town of Bariloche which means lots and lots of yummy chocolate and with all the riding/skiing in the freezing cold, a good excuse to eat them.

One guess what we did when the lifts were closed