Buenos Aires, Argentina

Early start this morning as we fly to Buenos Aires. Pick up is at 06:15 and I am grateful for the breakfast and coffee already at the hostel before we leave. Despite the heavy rain the flight leaves on time and 3 hours later touch down in the slightly warmer BA. We wait in line for a taxi to take us down to San Telmo district where our Airbnb apartment is located, near Independencia. Much amusement trying to get in, as the cleaner doesn’t speak any English and I can’t get hold of the guy. The lovely lady eventually lets us in on good faith and we dump our bags, planning to stretch our legs in the area. Marcelo picks up my message and about 30mins later we are back at our flat getting steak and ice cream recommendations from a well portioned jolly fellow so I take them seriously! We had discovered today that one of the girls from B&Q who I had been in contact with was also in BA today so we meet at Los Infernales for a chorzipan. Scrumptious food and great to see Sarah and compare travel adventures. Whilst she was off to a tango show we were pretty knackered so we enjoyed the novelty of grocery shopping and cooked a nice chicken stir fry. We also managed to find a great ice cream shop where we bought half a kilo to eat as dessert… passion fruit, marscapone & berries and pistachio (Justin’s favourite).