Road Trip to Rosario

I had to drive the car today! I was pretty nervous. Dave & Mark led the way, Chad & his Dad, Brian next and me and Kelly in the rear. I followed really close so I wouldn't lose them. We have a map but it's really difficult to understand as most of the streets are one-way but not marked. There's also horse's with buggies on the road to watch out for. Once we were out of the city the driving was easy. 130 kmh. Yee-Hah! Lots of toll booths along the way. When siesta time comes around (12 - 4pm) everyone just drives off the roads onto the grass and has a sleep or a cup of tea.

We followed the guys to one of the practice sites about 140 klm away and met the local farm owner who didn't speak english but was very happy that we were there. Kelly, Rosemary, Brian and I hopped into my car and we drove into the city of Rosario. After getting lost a few times (we do that alot here) we found a big park with statues, a lagoon with paddle boats and museums. We walked around and took photos. At one point it rained for about 5 minutes and then hailed but it was still about 30 degrees. There are dogs everywhere you go here and Kelly talks to them so they all follow us around. They're really friendly but mangey looking so we don't dare touch them. We got back in the car and drove along the river where there were beaches and beautiful homes. There are shanty-towns all over and lots of garbage. It's hard to tell which homes as nice as they're all behind a wall.

We decided the guys had probably left the field already so we drove straight back to Santa Fe. Back in the city was nerve-racking again but I managed to get us to the hotel without crashing into anything! Actually we haven't seen one single accident since we've been here and everyone is really courteous when you consider we're all driving into the same intersection with no lights or stop signs.

Today the guys left eary for practice so Kelly and I will probably do some shopping :-)