Happy Birthday Juan!
Happy Birthday Pablo!
A big crane showed up to move the new generator.
Now the walls are going up around the new enormous generator. You have to know this is a big deal; having electricity will now be the norm rather than the exception during a rain storm.
Buenos Aires
We were needing to make a trip to Buenos Aires to see an American doctor so when Aaron announced that he had a business trip in BA, we decided to put the trips together.
We didn't actually have an appointment with the doctor until Thursday, but heavy rain was expected Tuesday night, so we left Tuesday after school.
While Aaron was in business meetings, we took lots and lots of walks. No alligators, no mud holes, and not as many mosquitoes was the big motivator to get outside.
On Thursday, we took a public bus (colectivo) to the doctor who was only about 5 miles away. We didn't want to take our big 4 wheel drive truck on the busy streets of BA, but it took an hour by bus with all the stops.
Friday, Aaron was through with his meetings so we walked over 15 thousand steps around BA.
Around noon on Friday, we saw numerous dog walkers with more than a few pets.
We had ice cream in a real mall. This was the first mall we've entered since we left the states.
The rubber tree you see below is around 200 years old. The branches are held up to give it strength.
It's rather large wouldn't you say.
Saturday morning we took a bike tour with Carlos (Co-owner of Biker Street) who we found on line. The day was perfect for an outdoor adventure.
The metal flower (mobile) you see below, opens and closes with daylight. It's made from old airplanes.
We walked around a rose garden.
A water fountain was part of the rose garden.
Saturday night we ate a a popular pizza shop, El Cuartito, recommended by the taxi driver. (We took a taxi to the start of the bike ride since we had a time commitment.)
Below is how you can clothe the naked lady in a picture. Other than the naked lady, the room was spectacular and the breakfast food was delicious. Thanks Aaron for the rewarding trip.
We drove back to the ranch on Sunday after attending church in BA. Good thing we waited to come home because there had been so much rain on Wednesday that the roads were still terrible on Sunday. We had to reroute the trip after calling Ruben, the assistant ranch manager, to see what route was open.
However, Monday was great and we were able to have school. Remember, Monday is a cooking day so we made banana muffins with chocolate chips.
Tuesday it rained part way through school so we had to take the kids home early. The roads were as slick as we've ever seen them before Gregg got home, but he made it without incident. There will probably be no more school for the rest of the week so we are excited to read more and practice the piano again. Oh, and of course, work on Spanish. Gregg is amazing with the language and Amy is not bad, getting better and better all the time.
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