Hola from Barriloche-it looks like home here!

And so, my friends, we are now in the far west of Argentina and south of Buenos Aires. I hadn't realized that my breathing was constricted in the city, but it felt SO good to see mountains and wide open country!Chaotic domestic airport, bumpy ride and all, we made it and are about to  begin our outdoor adventures. But first, let's learn about yesterday. We toured many neighborhoods or barrios of Buenos Aires including a very colorful one called Caminito where poorer families used to live. Unable to afford paint, they frequently visited the port and brought home remnants of paints, so their houses were many colors. It is a vibrant tourist area now, though we had strict orders not to wander even a little off the tourist path.

I must tell you that it seems there will be no photos in the blog at least for the present. I had difficulty getting online with the mini in BA and learned that is a frequent problem with ipads. After talking with a couple in our group, I think that  something is blocking the mini from locating the photos and I'm too tired to spend a lot of time attempting to solve the difficulty. If it isn't solved before, there will be a photo blog when I return home.

Now--on with yesterda! The central political center (May-something plaza) is where the demonstrations take place, and Argentineans are great demonstrators. We learned while there about the grandmother who protested when their children were among those who simply disappeared and then for their grandchildren who were also taken or born in prisons, The majority have never been located, too sad to contemplate.

Afternoon had us dancing tango at our lesson. Mostly Kay and I were a couple though we both seemed to want to lead even when in the role of  'follower.' The teachers were excellent and we  both did much better with them, so we felt some success. Evening took us to the tango stage show--Wow! Amazing! About ten couples danced several times some elegantly and some torridly! The live orchestra was marvelous; dinner ok.

I'm certain that I've skipped some interesting happenings waiting for the photo problem to be resolved, but now I'll simply blog on every day. I apologize for the lack of visual interest, but alas, there is no recourse at this time. I'll attempt to be clever and descriptive with language, so you must imagine the pictures in your cabeza instead.