Amusement Park Fun

Bryan took the day off on Friday so we could go to Parque de la Costa, an amusement park in the nearby suburb of Tigre.  It's not a particularly "cultural" thing to do, but so affordable we couldn't pass it up.  Since it's wintertime here they were running a special, so we got in for the equivalent of $4.25 per person!  And since it was on a school day in the off-season, there wasn't any wait time for rides.  One of the best experiences ever at an amusement park.  Especially since the kids haven't really been to one (that they can remember), so they were just delighted and thrilled with the whole thing.

See... pretty deserted, eh?

We took Sienna and Colby on their first big roller coaster: loop-de-loop, upside down, super fast drop, backwards and forwards, etc.  When I was on it with Colby and we were half way through the ride, going slowly up to the top for a big drop, I asked him if he was having fun.  With a death grip on the handles, eyes as wide as saucers, and fear in his voice he replied, "Yes..........  kind of."

After going on a much tamer roller coaster Ashley commented, "This is the best day ever in Argentina!"
It was an hour and half each way by bus and train.  So we had some sleepy, but very happy, kids at the end of the day.

Today we were invited to the home of one of Bryan's colleagues for an authentic Argentine Barbeque.  This IS a cultural thing.  They served us three different cuts of meat, grilled to tender perfection.  We ate around 1 or 1:30, and the fire for the grill was started at 10.  These people take their barbeque seriously.  It was delicious.  Dessert was flan with dulce de leche, another traditional food.  And I can see why they don't eat dinner until 9 at night... we were stuffed! 

So how do we repay our hosts for their kindness?

Why, by leaving our baby unattended by the container of dulce de leche, of course.