{"id":152,"date":"2009-12-13T11:32:47","date_gmt":"2009-12-13T18:32:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/randygreenphoto.com\/argentina-isnt-just-the-tango-2\/"},"modified":"2015-02-28T17:26:08","modified_gmt":"2015-03-01T00:26:08","slug":"argentina-isnt-just-the-tango-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/argentina-isnt-just-the-tango-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Argentina isn&#8217;t just the tango&#8230;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ARBA002631-300x199.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-965 size-full\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ARBA002631-300x199.jpg\" alt=\"ARBA002631-300x199\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ARBA002631-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ARBA002631-300x199-250x166.jpg 250w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>No need to whine about modern long-distance air travel. If you\u2019ve done it recently, you know the routine. Survival is the key. <!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Fifteen hours of flying put us in Buenos Aires Argentina around 9 AM local time. We met up with several of our fellow shipmates and headed off for a short tour of the city and lunch at a local restaurant.<\/p>\n<p>IWA\u2019s Falklands, South Georgia and Antarctica voyage includes a couple of days in Buenos Aires, one of South America\u2019s gems that is more European in flavor than almost anything else. It was established in the early 1500s and reflects that old world heritage.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ARBA001931-300x199.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-967\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ARBA001931-300x199-250x166.jpg\" alt=\"ARBA001931-300x199\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ARBA001931-300x199-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ARBA001931-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ARBA001151-300x199.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-968\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ARBA001151-300x199-250x166.jpg\" alt=\"ARBA001151-300x199\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ARBA001151-300x199-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ARBA001151-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Buenos Aires is the birthplace of the tango and the city doesn\u2019t let you overlook that. Tango shows are everywhere, including at outdoor cafes (above) in the old La boca neighborhood, established by Italian immigrants years ago.<\/p>\n<p>Most Antarctic trips these days begin in the far southern city of Ushuaia at the tip of South America in the archipelago called Tierra del Fuego (Land of Fire), so-named by Magellan for the fires along the shore lit by the indigenous people. After another flight of several hours, we arrived in this growing little outpost of 2500 inhabitants.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/www.randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ANVO000051-300x199.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-969\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ANVO000051-300x199-250x166.jpg\" alt=\"ANVO000051-300x199\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ANVO000051-300x199-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ANVO000051-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a>\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ANVO000241-300x199.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-970\" src=\"http:\/\/www.randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ANVO000241-300x199-250x166.jpg\" alt=\"ANVO000241-300x199\" width=\"250\" height=\"166\" srcset=\"https:\/\/randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ANVO000241-300x199-250x166.jpg 250w, https:\/\/randygreenphoto.com\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/ANVO000241-300x199.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>The Clelia II was docked at the city pier along with her sister ship, the Corinthian II, which was also loading for her voyage down the Antarctic Peninsula. Around 8:30 PM we cast off and headed east through the Beagle Channel, a fiery sunset bathing the rugged peaks above Ushuaia. A fierce west wind had picked up, a reminder of the harsh weather in this remote outpost.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>No need to whine about modern long-distance air travel. If you\u2019ve done it recently, you know the routine. 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