We started this
morning with a breakfast of mostly bread and runny eggs. Most of us left the
hotel restaurant at about 9 AM, expecting to have plenty of time to pack and
return to the lobby by 9:30. We were greatly mistaken. One of the three
elevators was out of order, and about eighty people were trying to use the two
small remaining elevators to travel up and down fifteen floors. Some decided to
take the stairs after waiting too long; others waited more stubbornly. Those
who decided to take the stairs had to lug their heavy bags and instruments all
the way down to the lobby. I personally had to carry my suitcase down from the
15th floor. Luckily, I didn’t have to carry an instrument.
We all made it to the bus, albeit
not in a timely manner. And so we embarked on our six-hour journey from Buenos
Aires to Mar del Plata.
There were three things
people chose to do on the bus: sleep, talk, and look at the scenery. The
terrain was surprisingly flat, making it difficult for me to remember I was in
Argentina and not Nebraska. There were some interesting sights, though, such as
long rows of billboards and a huge plethora of countless herds of numerous
cows. They were everywhere. Seriously, there were a lot of cows.
We stopped at the Minotauro Food Court
with a variety of options. Some of the things we ate included empanadas, steak
sandwiches, and potatoes -- nothing too interesting –and no green vegetables to
be seen.
We eventually made it
to the Hotel Riviera in Mar del Plata, and we soon left to walk around and see
the city. We ended the night by eating
dinner at the hotel restaurant. Chaperones Bill and Lynn ended our blogging
session prematurely, thus the abrupt ending.
~Stephanie Van Fossen & Eric Peterson
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