On the Rio de la Plata – Day 4

  

 

The Old Port Area

The Old Port - Puerto Madero

BA from the Delta

BA from the Delta

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

That Old River with the Color of the Lion

With these words Jorge Luis Borges defined the huge Río de la Plata. 

We left after an early breakfast to wind through Buenos Aires morning traffic for almost an hour before we got to our launch point for a day trip. Still called the “Tigre” for the jaguars that ruled the area a hundred years ago, the modern name is the ”Delta of the Parana River”, referring to the islands and streams that the Parana River has deposited over the years as it joins the Rio de la Plata.  

Today this area is the site of classic rowing clubs, Argentina’s answer to Philly’s Vesper Boat Club, for those people who want to spend their early morning stretching out with a pair of oars in a racing shell. Not everyone was racing, but everyone was enjoying one of the last warm days of fall.
 
 
Weekend Getaways and Destination Restaurants  
Welcome to Gato Blanco Ristorante

Welcome to Gato Blanco Ristorante

This is just far enough from the city to be relaxing, a different world with nothing taller than the treetops. We stopped at a great restaurant with a cruise up dock – I don’t see how anyone could get near this place by car. Exotic, but still comfortable. it made for a nice and very leisurely lunch

Buenos Aires by Water

Motoring back along the river you get a new insight on Buenos Aires. This is a seaport and the water approach proves it, with cranes galore and a long look at the skyline of the city stretched out for miles. This was a totally enjoyable, low key day.

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