Several weeks ago, James, Kathy, Nicolas and myself made the four hour journey by car to the coast. There are many smaller beach towns to go to on the Atlantic Ocean, but we decided to save the best for first. We went to Mar del Plata, a sprawling beach-side metropolis and tourist hot spot. The trip was great. Two days on the beach eating fruit salad and beef sandwiches with warm beer. We found a hostile close to the beach for about U$S 17 a night, and even hit up the smokey, massive casinos that were EVERYWHERE. No one won anything, of course.
Here are some photos courtesy of Kathy Conway:
One of the largest beaches we went to. Tons of cabanas with bars and DJs and you name it. We just went to the public side, which as you can see, was pretty packed.
This pic below was taken at grocery store near our hostile. It is a massive palm tree that they built around, I assume. It went all the way through the roof.
This second beach we went to was called Wikiki (go figure). It was a popular place for surfing, but no real beach to speak of. Everyone made places for themselves amoung the rocks. This sea mammal-style sunbathing took some getting used to.
Here are the three crazies at a rest stop on the way, recharging with Mate.
I expect to visit some smaller beach towns in the next few months, as more people from the city take time off and rent beach houses for vacation. Should be fun! Also, we have to renew our visas in this next month, so I am planning a trip to Iguazu Falls, which connects to Paraguay.
