Punta del Este
On Friday Kate and I flew to Punta del Este. I can see why the NY Times described it as "The Hamptons of Buenos Aires"; it was really nice but pretty expensive. However, Kate was flown out there by some really great people to play at a festival with Gustavo Ceranti and Diplo, and they took really good care of us the whole time.
For a while I thought the highlight was playing in the ocean waves - on Saturday there was a ton of wind, great day for sailing - partially because I haven't been in the ocean since Costa Rica several years ago. However, I had so much fun at the festival, and afterwards, that it's hard to say what I enjoyed the most. Dinner on Friday set a new late record for me; I think we were eating at 2am, at the fabulous semi-Vietnamese place in the trees called Namm. I posted pictures from the whole weekend on my photolog.
After Punta dell Este I returned to Buenos Aires for another day, and a farewell dinner. I had the most amazing steak meal at La Cabrera in Palmer Viejo. Very rare, soft, juicy cuts that put me in a bit of a coma afterwards. Also, I learned the word for¨"rare" is jugoso, not crudo as I had thought. Though I am surprised by what I understand, I hope my Spanish improves now. Kate left yesterday for Chicago; she´s fluent, so I didn´t have to do much talking.
I also left Buenos Aires yesterday, got on an overnight omnibus for Puerto Iguazu, where I am now. The buses here are very nice: seats recline fully, they give you plenty of wine with meals, show movies. It´s raining here today, so I won´t go to the falls until tomorrow, but they look pretty spectacular. I am excited to see them!