A slow news day...

Mar del Plata, Argentina

March 23, 2007
S 37°59.389
W 057°32.687

Good news, the weather report was wrong for today. The forecast predicted a 90% chance of rain, but when we woke at 10:00 AM the skies were slightly overcast with no rain in sight.

We headed out for coffee (not the hotel breakfast), to test the weather, and figure out what we the day may hold for us. As we walked to the coffee shop, we noticed people pulled out all of their winter jackets over night; they were wearing scarves, down jackets and boots. We comfortably strolled the streets in our shorts, t-shirts and Tevas in the slightly cool 69° F weather. These people obviously don’t know cold… they need to take a little trip to Torres del Paine.

We decided it wasn’t a beach day since there was an offshore breeze that cooled things down a little too much and was causing an occasional sand-storm. Instead we went for a long walk, bought our bus tickets for Buenos Aires and found a festival in the park playing live music. Marc was very excited to hear music live, especially the familiar riffs of Stevie Ray Vaughn.

We finished the day with beers and dinner at the Cevezeria Artesenal. We arrived right when they opened, at 8:00 PM, and managed to have a beer before the place was too packed. By 8:45 PM the entire pub was standing room only and a line was out the door when we left at 10:30 PM.

We slowly walked the mile back to Hotel Gran Manila and called it a night at 11:30 PM. I guess we won’t be hitting the night-clubs in Buenos Aires; everything we’ve read says if you arrive before 3:00 AM you’re a nerd… I guess we’re nerds.

Tomorrow is supposed to be perfect weather; at least perfect for the beach. If so, we’ll be heading to the beach for sure—right after our morning coffee.