We are having a great time in Buenos Aires....the weather is roasting....but I'm is still getting bitten by the wee ba[*&% mosquitos. I've has resorted to sleeping under my mozzie net which helps. Debo, of course is fine, the mozzies are confused by the colour of her skin. They must think that being so pale, she is dead, so leave her alone.
Yesterday, we got the train out to Tigre, which is a little town about 1 hour away, on the train. We went for a boat trip down the river to see how the other half live (fancy houses and huge speedboats on their own little islands). It was very nice, but it took about 2 hours. I think 1 hour would be enough. On the other hand it only cost 3.50 GBP so who's complaining. After we went to a fun park where we went on this terrifying ride. Basically it is a HUGE swing. They pull you up about 40 feet,in a harness (but you are lying in it, facing the ground), you pull a ripcord and plummet (head first) to the ground, before the swing kicks in and swings you over the crowd.......Luckily we did not die....but we thought we were going to ..... Terrifying, but great - although I don't think Debo will do a bungee jump in NZ now, because she was shaking from head to toe. We bought a DVD of us doing it to bring back....we had a sneak preview of it, you can see my face, but can't see Debo as she has her head down and her eyes closed. After we went on a roller coaster that you sit on, but your legs hang down (i.e. the coaster hangs from the track rather than sitting on the track).....it was great too, but after that, we'd had enough and went home.
Today, we are going on a (15 hour) bus journey to Iguazu, to see the falls. The bus is meant to be really comfy, with reclining seats etc. We'll let you know how it was (it's overnight). We don't know if there is Internet access up there, but as always...I'm sure we'll find something. Apologies if it take longer than usual for an update, or any response to emails.
Love the Blues x
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