Departure note

Buen dia!  As Seattle thaws out from a several day snowstorm, we depart tomorrow (Sunday, January 22) for Argentina.  It is almost 4 hours to DFW then 10.5 to Buenos Aires.  Our itinerary as it stands is Buenos Aires from the 23-25 when we will take an overnight bus to Puerto Madryn for 2 days before taking another overnight bus to San Carlos de Bariloche (Bariloche).  We will be seeing Oscar and Jovita and staying with them for most or all of the next 4+ weeks.  We hope to tour around the area and take day hikes into the Andes.  Puerto Madryn is close to penguins and whales and much other sea life and birds.  Bariloche is known as the Switzerland of S.Am.  There are lots of German immigrants and delicioso chocolate.  If we fit it in, we want to go to El Calafate and the Perito Merino glacier.  We will see...  Our goals for this trip are to see old friends, make new ones, travel abroad experiencing another culture, and practice our Spanish...and see wild pinguinos.  Thanks for following us on our Argentine Adventure!  You can sign up to receive our updates when we make them.