Onwards to Buenos Aires

We said our goodbyes in Santa Fe and headed down the Autopista to Buenos Aires. The countryside is very flat like the prairies. The only animals we’ve seen in the fields are cows, horses and sheep. We passed thru miles of orchards and the fruit stands were lined with hanging sacks of oranges. Lots of strawberries too. Getting closer to BA the highway widened and the buildings started popping up so we knew we were close. The main drag in BA, (9 de Julio) is 8 lanes in each direction plus an access road running down each side. There are 4 separate walk signals to cross the road. You can make it in 2 walk signals if you run :-) We stopped in the middle of the road to take photos of the obelisco. Right across from our hotel (Hotel Presidente) is an outdoor pedestrian shopping mall that leads to the famous Florida Street pedestrian mall. All the big name stores are here (Kelly is in her element). The streets are very narrow and packed with shoppers, street vendors and entertainers.

We found a steak house and enjoyed a great meal. We returned to the hotel around 11pm and crashed.

The weather here is very hot (about 30 degrees) but is still cooler than when we left Santa Fe (39 degrees).