Tango Time

With Kev winging his way back to OZ on a route that took him round the planet 2-3 times (42 hours) we took to the streets locating one of the oldest (160 years) cafes in Buenos Aires Cafe Tortoni .

While sitting back and enjoying the cafe's ambience, a Tango show and someone else's Cheese Platter (hey they put it on our table !) we took time out to reflect on some of the weird, wonderful and learning experiences collectively had so far in Argentina !
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Giving a new excuse for being late for work - Walking across the 9th of July Ave in Buenos Aires - 16 plus lanes of traffic and 4 traffic dividers / sets of traffic lights - surely one of the widest roads in the world !

Learning about the fragile nature of the Argentinian economy - 9% unemployment, average Yearly wage of just $6,000 US dollars, an old age pension of $20 AUD a month and unemployment benefits a paltry $13AUD a month - add high inflation and you have the recipe for wide unrest !

The iconic mouth watering Argentina steak - Huge, tasty and cheap !

Fond cycling memories - Pommie Kev's look of delight every time he discovered another new brand of beer - Julia falling in love (sorry Kev) with her E Bike and Henley getting plenty of use out of his middle finger when asked how he was going when cycling off road !

Watching a police led motorcade come through Buenos Aires with the leading policemen standing on the pegs of their motorcycles waving people out of the way while riding standing with no hands on their motorcycles !

Spying an animal that looked like a cross between an Lama and a Kangaroo - able to jump fences with grace !

Walking the amazing Recolleta Cemetry and it's incredible Mausoleums - one incredibly showing carved figures of a husband and wife with their backs to each other for eternity !

Marvelling at the drivers in Buenos Aires who have perfected lane splitting when no actual lane room exists - Just ask H !

Being unnerved at the unusual practice of Sth American passengers clapping when their flight arrives in one piece ... hmmm, maybe that means .....

And as for one of the most annoying Henley habits on tour (amongst the thousands) H's incessant wrist flapping in an attempt to keep his $20 Vietnamese Rolex working (a motion based watch) given its sentimental value - I'm sorry Marysia but it only reliably kept time twice a day !

And finally the incredibly friendly Argentinian people and the country's amazing landscapes !


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