Today was our last full day in Buenos Aires. We spent most of it relaxing, packing, taking a walk to the Rose Garden that had previously been closed on Monday, and the finale, attenindg the Senor Tango Show in the La Boca district of Buenos Aires.
The Rose Garden and Geocache
Not only do we love roses,
we knew there would be a geocache in the rose garden and that was really our goal. When we got to the Geozone area, there was another couple sitting on a bench directly across from the cache site. We sat down the path on another bench and waited for them to move on. We waited, they stalled, we waited, they stalled. Finally, they got up and left, but we were wondering if they too were geocachers.
When they were out of sight and no one else was around, Russ walked to the site and quickly retrieved the cache. No sooner had he done so when the other couple who had been watching us rounded the corner with an Ah ha! You got the cache first! We struck up a conversation with the couple while we each signed the log book. The young woman is from Argentina and the young man from Sacramento! Really small world.
After our find, a quiet lunch at the deli, and an afternoon of editing pictures for me, and running errands for Russ, Hugo picked us up at 9:00 pm. He had made reservations for us at a highly regarded theater Senor Tango to see a Tango and musical production.
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| Private dining booths on three levels over theater stage |
The theater was in the round and had all the glamour and glitz of Las Vegas, tango orchestra, sound and lighting effects, turn table multi level stage,
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| A Special Tribute to Elder Conductor and Musician |
The finale was of course from Evita, Don't Cry for Me Argentina, with photo collage of young Eva Peron, the love of her, and the tributes to her after she died. Blue and white silk streamers representing the Argentine flag dropped from the ceiling with silver glitter. The production was quite moving, even though it was completely in Spanish. The audience was delighted. It was a magnificent performance. We collapsed in our bed about 2:00 am and fell fast asleep.
January 14, 2016: 10:00 am - Day 6
It was sad to pack up the swim suit and sandals. This morning we are in our Ushuaia gear, heavy pants, boots, vests, jackets. Hugo picked us up at 9:00 am. He has been a wonderful and considerate driver, guide, and friend to us.
Thankfully, there is air conditioning in the airport as we await our plane, otherwise we would feel like penguins in Hawaii. We thought we had our carryon weight figured out correctly, but apparently we did not as we had to check our two small duffles and pay some nominal overage fee.
The fee was not the problem, parting with some of the things in my carryon was. I still have the most important items in my little back pack, but my parka, rain gear, extra meds, and some camera gear, contact lenses, extra glasses, were in the carryon. Knowing this, I will rearrange some of my stuff on the next domestic flight to lessen my separation anxiety.
We are flying Aerolineos which is a good thing, as we were told the other Argentinian Airline LAN was not operating today because of a protest.
Our flight is due to board an hour before take off which is in about 30 minutes from now. We had a late night last night at Senor Tango's theater, and did not get into bed until 2:00 am. We were up by 6:30 so did not have a lot of extra sleep. I hope I can keep my eyes open until I am settled in my seat.
But we sure had a great time last night. The performance was magnificent on par with a Las Vegas production of talented musicians, singers, and dancers (Tango), glitz and glamor.
11:00 am. We are in row 15 in a Boeing 737-800. Refreshing to return to an era when reason over $ rules boarding. Passengers in rows 15-30 board first, and we did not have to buy a priority boarding pass. This is a much more reasoned approach to keeping the aisles clear and filling the back seats first. Also, the domestic flights are far less restrictive in Argentina, no 321 liquids and gels in separate bags, no shoes off, etc. All in all a pretty painless checkin.
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| Hugo |
Thankfully, there is air conditioning in the airport as we await our plane, otherwise we would feel like penguins in Hawaii. We thought we had our carryon weight figured out correctly, but apparently we did not as we had to check our two small duffles and pay some nominal overage fee.
The fee was not the problem, parting with some of the things in my carryon was. I still have the most important items in my little back pack, but my parka, rain gear, extra meds, and some camera gear, contact lenses, extra glasses, were in the carryon. Knowing this, I will rearrange some of my stuff on the next domestic flight to lessen my separation anxiety.
We are flying Aerolineos which is a good thing, as we were told the other Argentinian Airline LAN was not operating today because of a protest.
But we sure had a great time last night. The performance was magnificent on par with a Las Vegas production of talented musicians, singers, and dancers (Tango), glitz and glamor.
11:00 am. We are in row 15 in a Boeing 737-800. Refreshing to return to an era when reason over $ rules boarding. Passengers in rows 15-30 board first, and we did not have to buy a priority boarding pass. This is a much more reasoned approach to keeping the aisles clear and filling the back seats first. Also, the domestic flights are far less restrictive in Argentina, no 321 liquids and gels in separate bags, no shoes off, etc. All in all a pretty painless checkin.
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| Bye Bye Buenos Aires |
4:00 pm We arrived in Ushuaia, successfully collected our baggage with no problems despite my concerns, and caught our first glimpse of the snow covered Andes from the ground. Our new AirBnB Host picked us up at the airport and brought us to our new digs. We will be here for four nights, 1 before our tour to Antarctica, and 3 nights after we return to Ushuaia.
8:30 pm The sun is still high in the sky and we are just fixing dinner. Tomorrow we meet up with the rest of our tour group, and leave on Saturday for Antarctica! and yes it is cold here!
10:30 pm The sun is finally setting.
10:30 pm The sun is finally setting.
All is Well with the Worrall Travel Rs in Ushuaia, Argentina
