Buenos Aires is Argentina’s big cosmopolitan capital city. Over 15 million people live in the area that encompasses Greater Buenos Aires which stretches for over 203 square kilometres. Buenos Aires proper is a large city that has over 3 million people living in it. We were surprised at all the lovely green spaces in the city. There are beautiful parks and large trees everywhere and people enjoy being active outdoors.
Rio de Plata is a huge river that separates Uruguay and Argentina. It forms a muddy estuary and is as little as 2 km wide growing to over 240 km at its mouth. We ventured up river on boats and witnessed people living along the river on small islands where the only access is by boat.
After a few days in Montevideo, we took a bus for the 2 hour ride to Punta del Este where we had a place booked for 2 weeks. It’s a famous playground for the rich and famous in South America with beautiful beaches and a relaxing vibe.
We experienced some days of extremely heavy rains that were very unusual for this area. We witnessed large black beatles on the beach and were told that this was from the heavy rains. Neither of us can remember the name of the beatles – it was a Spanish name.
We returned to Montevideo for 2 nights before departing for Mendoza. During this time, there had been heavy rains and a huge infestation of mosquitos overtook Buenos Aires and Montevideo. We were out walking and suffered several bites trying to run back to our hotel. This event happened on February 23 and was published in many places.
On February 24th we flew from Montevideo to Mendoza, Argentina. From there we flew to Salta, Argentina. We will write about these experiences in our next blog.
While we were in Salta, we received the devastating news of the passing of Ken’s Mom, Shirley Clow, on March 2. Our hearts were broken as we were so very much looking forward to visiting her in person in April in PEI. After a lot of heart to heart conversations, we determined it just wasn’t feasible for us both to try to get back to Canada for the funeral. We had booked and paid for several months of travelling which we would lose. As well we were not sure we would be able to arrive in time for the funeral. We were so very comforted to be able to watch the funeral online.
Ma (Shirley) was an amazing woman who lived a life filled with practicality and wisdom. Her love of animals lives on in all of us today. We dedicate this blog to Shirley. She loved hearing about our travel adventures and we thank sister Linda so much for printing them all out and sharing them with Ma.
We know Ma is resting with the angels in peace now. We will always treasure the memories with you sweet angel ❤️
So sorry to hear about Ken’s mom. Still enjoying all of your posts about places you have been and experiences you have shared with us. Keep it going while you are enjoying good health.
great pictures as usual …keep having a great time….c u soon ….take care ….so sorry about your mom…she is resting peacefully now
Awww so sorry about your Mom! A tough decision to not attend, she most likely was guiding you in your thoughts❤️
My goodness your travels are so amazing! Can’t wait till we see and hear even more!
I love reading about your travels and seeing your beautiful pictures. Stay safe.
Heartfelt condolences on the passing of your mom, Ken and Robbie.
Dave and I are so sorry to hear of the passing of Ken’s mom.😓
We send our condolences and a big hug.❤️
Keep the beautiful pictures coming, we look forward to seeing them.
More fantastic photos and informative travelog!!! Our sincerest condolences on the passing of Ken’s dear Mom. Thinking of you both and sending hugs.
Sorry to hear about Ken’s Mom.
Wonderful pictures and narrative.