Today turned into a long day of travel. After eating a final shipboard breakfast, we were released to roam Ushuaia until flight time. Having shopped in all the shops on our way in, we killed time wandering the streets, getting in some much needed exercise, until a slow-paced lunch killed just the right amount of time. The airport and subsequent flight was filled with fellow shipmates including some of our expedition leaders. Despite everything we had heard about Aerolineas, our flight was on time and our luggage arrived safely.
Back in the sweltering heat of Buenos Aires, we quickly missed the icebergs of a few days earlier. Trying to save a buck, not always a good idea, we caught a 'cab' into the city. Unmarked, the driver seemed a candidate for both weight reduction surgery coupled with a heart transplant. He wheezed the entire trip, cigarette hanging out the window, running through tollbooths without paying the fares, and driving well in excess of the speed limit. By the grace of God we arrived safely at our hotel only to have David realize he had left his jacket in the cab. The 'cheap' ride wasn't.
We're staying in Palermo Soho, a hip, cool slightly edgy part of the city. Mine Hotel, a cute little boutique hotel, will be our home base for the next four nights. The area is alive with bars, shops and restaurants. It has a 'cool kids' kind of vibe although the the weather was anything but. The humidity was weighty, even more so considering where we started the day.
We met the rest of our geoup and walked to a corner cafe for hamburgers and beer. Afterwards, two of us walked to Cuban Bar to have a mojito before bedtime. So glad to be back in a city, although I do miss our penguin buddies.
Tomorrow: A walk through the city
Back in the sweltering heat of Buenos Aires, we quickly missed the icebergs of a few days earlier. Trying to save a buck, not always a good idea, we caught a 'cab' into the city. Unmarked, the driver seemed a candidate for both weight reduction surgery coupled with a heart transplant. He wheezed the entire trip, cigarette hanging out the window, running through tollbooths without paying the fares, and driving well in excess of the speed limit. By the grace of God we arrived safely at our hotel only to have David realize he had left his jacket in the cab. The 'cheap' ride wasn't.
We're staying in Palermo Soho, a hip, cool slightly edgy part of the city. Mine Hotel, a cute little boutique hotel, will be our home base for the next four nights. The area is alive with bars, shops and restaurants. It has a 'cool kids' kind of vibe although the the weather was anything but. The humidity was weighty, even more so considering where we started the day.
We met the rest of our geoup and walked to a corner cafe for hamburgers and beer. Afterwards, two of us walked to Cuban Bar to have a mojito before bedtime. So glad to be back in a city, although I do miss our penguin buddies.
Tomorrow: A walk through the city
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