Wednesday 22 June 2011

Pizza party in Argentina


So, we recovered from our trip, rested up and started up our lives in Buenos Aires like we'd never left! The first Thursday in June boasted our second R2A Pizza Party which as always was a whole lot of fun, with even more new faces and new friends! Freshly made Pizza on the Terrace and complementary vino - what a night!


We had Mate and Medialunas as always on Friday and spent Saturday sightseeing. Some of us headed off to the Zoo, where you could hold lion cubs, whilst the rest of us headed out to Tigre, a sleepy riverside town an hour out of the city where we caught catamarans down the river.

There was of course the volcano that erupted in Chile that was supposed to hit Bs As, however the most we saw of it was a light scattering of ash - or dust - on the furniture on the terrace. No panic, no drama, everyone is safe and well!

Other than that, amongst our volunteering this week we've managed to fit in a trip to the Brewery, where exotic cocktails made top of our lists, Club 69 - the notorious gay bar in the city - which was AS ALWAYS an experience if nothing else! We've been to Tango classes where we showed how un co-ordinated we are, and just yesterday went out to Tigre once again - this time to the Theme Park - Parque De La Costa, where we spent the day riding the roller coasters, pirate ship and various other rides whilst soaking up the sunshine, a nice change to the freeeeeezing temperatures we've had here lately!

After returning home from the Theme Park, we attended 'Blanca's (our housekeeper) Benefit' to help her raise money to build sidewalks and put new drainage systems into her neighbourhood! We had an absolute feast - empanadas, chorizo - pan, spinach pie, a quiche type situation, strawberry and cream pie, apple crumble and lemon meringue tart - all of which were delicious with all proceeds going to a good cause.

This coming week Myself, Megan Faulks and Esther McDonald are heading over to Peru to see Macchu Picchu - so wish us luck! Some of the others are planning on a trip to Bolivia in the near future, and this week will mostly be spent crossing activities off our Antips Bucket List - a trip to the estancia, Teatro Colon - you name it and we'll try to get it done!

We've only got 4 weeks left at the Road House and we're trying to fit in as much as we can before we all move onto the next stages of our lives. So the near future is going to be increasingly hectic as we make the most of what time we have left!

Check out the photo attached.

All our Love -

Sarah!

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