Day Trippin – Tigre

Ok we’re skipping ahead a moment here only because this is fresh in our minds.

A little while ago (in travelling time – which i believe to be an extension of bistro mathematics and a form of time travel. Travelling time doesn’t work on the usual calendar of days, weeks, months but on the observer’s movement through tourist destinations. Confusingly, it has the potential to slow time itself when visiting museums, gift shops and any walking tour. slows down when visiting museums and anything else that maybe boring to the observer. Therefore the measurements used by travellers are relevant to the observer such as a while ago, not too long ago, ages ago etc) Any i digress.

Ben, Vicky, Jess and I took a day trip from Buenos Aires to Tigre. Tigre is a tourist destination popular with both international and local tourists located on the Parana Delta. We went there mostly too keep me entertained as i needed to do something active other than walking, strolling, slow jogging(with a soft j) and any other form of painstakingly moving your legs in alternate directions.

You take a 1 hour train ride from the Retiro(train station) on the 80′style trains whilst local musicians busk for your coins. However after a few too many Malbec’s, schnapps and captain morgan(never go to sea without a captain) the night before ending at 2am the sounds weren’t as appreciated as they should of been.

The town of Tigre is beautiful very European situated on the river it is lovely. The sunny day made it even better. We navigated our way to the boating ticket counters for a boat that will take us too our particular part of the river. The boats were beautiful old wooden river boats and after some confusion we were on our way to Bonanza Delta Ventura. A place that offer day trip activities that we found on the Internet the night before.  Delta Ventura

Your travellers at Tigre:

Panorama of Tigre Boat Terminal

After too many de dedededede BONANZA and Ace Ventura quotes including Jesse’s impersonation of the asparagus “Do i have somfin in my teeth” scene. We arrived 1.5 hours later at Delta Ventura and greeted by the lovely Rosana.No waiting around, a nice hello and we’re bundled onto a guided horse riding tour. Having never ridden a horse i was a bit hesitant of the prospect and our guide didn’t speak English so communicating i dont know how to do this was via frightened face pulling which didn’t work. Jump up on the horse, the guide trots away and we’re all left standing around trying to get our horses to move. Ben’s Albino horse was off like a rocket mainly due to his horse seeming like it had taken some Amphetamines as it was bouncing around urinating and trying it’s hardest to piss everyone else’s horse off. Vix and Jess were off like professionals and mine, which i dubbed Jet after Wal and Trish’ cat, and the fact that every time it took off for a jog to catch up to everyone i’d stop it. Which pissed it off no end, 5mins later it tried to bite my leg to every-one’s amusement at my screaming “it’s trying to bite my leegggg”. Followed by screams of “how do i stop this thing” while bouncing up and down like i was on a trampoline. Then it decided to take the wrong path! Damn you Jet! 15mins of pleading, arguing and physical confrontation we turned around and caught up to everyone.

The ride was through some stunning green Argentinian river delta country-side. Stay tuned for photo’s. We arrived for lunch which was BBQ chicken, something else and something else. Very tasty somethings, horse i was hoping, and beer out in the courtyard.

Panorama of Delta Ventura:

A window oooooooooo wow!

Delta Ventura – Homestay

In the afternoon we paddled canoe’s up the mighty “insert river name here” which was at it’s highest point. Which meant that most houses were flooded. As it was the Easter long weekend there were still plenty of people enjoying their holiday houses and even a Jehovah witness preaching by boat. The paddle wasn’t really that exciting more of an easy paddle up to look at some houses and lillies. Pleasant enough.

We’re now in Iguazu, famous for the widest waterfalls in the world and having a great time. The falls are breathtakingly spectacular but more of that later.

Adios amigas and commodaor 64′s.
Meep meep
Hutch and Jess