De Plaza hasta allá

I returned to Plaza Huincul to say farewell to my friends there. I then went on a short road trip to Moquehue, another mountainous region close to where I was living. Here with my friend Lidia and her daughter Virginia en route.









It is an incredilbly tranquil, picturesque place. I worked a little more at learning to relax more (I am getting really good at it:)







Lakes and mountains- my favorite combination! Veronica, my friend from Tucuman (up north) and I are posing in front of Lago Moquehue.















... and working on our dance moves.









From there I headed back to the coast to meet other friends from Plaza Huincul who had rented a house near the beach. Four days of eating, laughing, drinking mate, singing, and playing with the kids. Here with Carina, Patricia, Guillermo, Guillermo, and Mandioca.
















Mmmmm... homemade noodles. I made an apple crisp for them which only one of them had previously eaten. It was a big hit!












The six kids treated us to a varitey show- complete with magic tricks, breakdancing, jokes...












...and a choreographed dance. JD and Lauren, it reminded me of our performances!!

Corn on the beach!!














Here with the crew- we got into a discussion of bands from the US. Their argument was that almost all good (English speaking) bands come from England or Ireland. I knew that I was not the best one to think of all of the great bands that the US can boast, but I did my best. (however, many that I thought were from the US are British!)