Southern Summer, Argentina, Chile and Y Wladfa Gymreig 2nd Feb

The last post! We have the morning and up till 4pm in the afternoon when we must leave for the airport. Mariano tells us that the road we took yesterday is closed until further notice because one of the bridges has collapsed, so we were just a bit lucky! Its another lovely day so, on Mariano's recommendation we go for a walk in the park nearby. It is large and features lots of sporting activities all of which were being enthusiastically enjoyed by people of all ages. We saw rowing, swimming, jogging, cycling, many different ball games, serious training and exercising.
Have a look at some of the activities in the park.

 This gives an idea of the park and its background. There is a large outdoor swimming pool by the sunshades and the building behind is a large sports hall which had activities going on in every room.

Above and below shows a superb Art Deco building which sits at the end of the lake where it looks like the bridge of an ocean liner. It houses a natural history and anthropology museum. 

At last we got the chance to photograph and talk to a professional dog walker.  His father came from Plymouth and his dearest wish is to visit England. As well as walking dogs, he grooms them, trains them and prepares them for shows.

Above and below some of the wildlife in the park.  You will recognise the Neotropic Cormorant but the other is a bit more tricky. We think Rufous-tailed Plantcutter, but we are open to suggestions.

What's a day in the park without an ice cream?

The luxurious hotel bedroom with the bed we could only have one hour's sleep in. But that's another story, see "one crisis to another". We caught the 06.55 plane to Buenos Aires, Newberry Airport where we were able to report the phone loss to the police.
One last bus ride took us to Buenos Aires International Airport. Seat allocation usually favours the wealthy or business sponsored but we managed to get the best seats in economy class. These are immediately after the business class with loads of leg room. (They are usually reserved for parents travelling with infants and a cot is attached to the bulkhead in front of the seats ). This made for a much more comfortable flight to Rome.
The last flight was to London City Airport so the view below is not the Andes but the Alps just North of Italy.

The Docklands Light Railway serves the City Airport and links with the Northern line to get us to Kings Cross. The fast Virgin train links to Peterborough thence the branch line to Spalding. With Catherine acting as taxi driver again, we make it home.