Buenos Aires, Monday 23rd February

Here we go! The flight was not as bad as we expected – both of us managed to sleep for most of the 10+ hours to Sao Paulo. We stopped there for about 30 minutes but weren’t allowed off the plane. Arrived in BA to be met with rain! It did clear later.

I was very brave and had my hair cut - no mean feat when the hairdresser's command of English was limited to one word - "fine?" Luckily I am still recognisable.....

While I was in the hairdresser's, Mike had a look round the local restaurants and was fascinated by one that seemed to sell every part of a bull/cow going – from the testicles to a 1.25 kg steak............ but we settled for Sushi. Everything seems cheap here - a bottle of wine is about £7.

Now, it’s Monday (Feb 23rd) and we have a whole week of enjoying to do. This morning will be spent in the back of a car, being shown the sights of BA with Alex as a our guide. Yesterday there was virtually no traffic but today from our hotel room window, it's like a scene from the Grand Prix.

Apparently there are a lot of Italian influences here, including Italian driving skills!

Hope to get some pictures of BA to show........