June 7, 2003
Well, itīs very late at night (12:30) and I want to go to sleep so I will make this day quick. After all, one can write as succintly or as extensively as one wants about any one event.
After the late night we woke up pretty late, and we didnīt get out of the hotel until about 11 AM. We decided to skip breakfast as it was pretty close to lunch time anyway. Mike was hungry, but we decided to go towards the beach and walk around first. Again we went towards the beach through Avenida San Martin, but this time we headed south and walked by the now closed Hotel Provincial and on. At one point we went down to the beach again so Mika could play in the sand and when she seemed bored we returned back to land. We took the obligatory pictures with the statues of the sea lions (a very Mar del Plata thing to do), had a very relaxed lunch in a cheap sidewalk restaurant by the beach and walked on towards the rocky area where people were fishing (and catching all the same type of small fish). When it didnīt seem there was anything more interesting to see we went back and then on to the hotel where we had only a little bit to relax before going to meet my relatives.
At 3 we went to Beatrizīs apartment where Betiana came soon after, and we talked and looked at picture albums and so forth until we decided to go walk. As we had headed south from the La Popular beach that morning, we headed north in the afternoon, also stopping to play in the sand and take a look at the Navy hotel where Iīd stay in my last trip to Mardel.
We then headed back, stopping at a bakery for some facturas, before going to my cousin Marinaīs almost new apartment. We saw the place, which looked very nice (apparently it was a mess when they bought it and did a lot of work on it) and then had tea and drinks with the facturas and a great cake that Chulo, Betianaīs boyfriend, had made. Mike tried to fix Marinaīs computer, but was unable to, and all in all we hang out in the apartment for quite a long time. Later we went to my aunt Beatrizīs apartment where she cooked some fried fish for all of us (quite good) and we stayed on talking until very late. It was then time to go home and go to sleep. As it is now for me as well. So nighty night and see you tomorrow.
Posted by mike at June 10, 2003 08:33 PM