THE FINAL SUPRISE of the day occurred when we arrived at the Buenos Aires Airport, as everyone there – passengers, ticketing agents, and security – was wearing hygiene facial masks; a very odd sight to unexpectedly see, and causing both of us to feel unprotected and maybe just a little amused. Further, as we walked in we were handed official cards advising against traveling to Mexico or to the United States due to the Swine Flu outbreak “unless absolutely necessary” … it was like those advisories one hears about that warn against traveling to some third-world country. We hadn’t kept up with the news too well while traveling, but we got a quick education on the potential epidemic this evening, as well as a different perspective of the U.S.
The first surprise of the day was driving the camper in the large city of Buenos Aires to return it to the rental depot, as there was heavy traffic unlike our initial experience a month back. Bobbie was both patient and tolerant with all my swearing and poor shifting, and we eventually made it to the depot with the camper undented and all skin intact.
The best surprise of the day was that my Buenos Aires friend Kary and her family were also very tolerant with our traffic issues, waiting extremely patiently to pick us up when we were finished with the camper and then provided a wonderful dinner, listened to our Patagonia stories, and delivered us to the airport for the flight home. We are very fortunate to have experienced such great hospitality and warmth from Kary and her family … as well as everyone else in all of Argentina.
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