Mission: Urban

This last Saturday Pablo, a friend of ours here in La Plata, invited us to go with his family to the River on Sunday.  Of course, we accepted the invitation.  We left at 7:30 in the morning and got back at 8:30 at night.  We went to a town called “Punta Lara” a small ‘river town’ not 20 minutes from La Plata.  It was an easy drive in van.  Most of Pablo’s extended family was there.  We spent the day eating chatting and playing in the river.  It was a blast and it was a great time getting to know Pablo’s family.  Swimming int he river was a new experience and one that we WILL be doing again.  The kids LOVED it!  The river “La Plata” is the widest river (in this spot) in the world.  At the shores it is great for wading in and playing because it’s so shallow for quite a distance.  During the day a quick rain storm came through.  Pablo and I and his cousin ran out into the river during the storm.  The air temp dipped drastically, rain was pelting us like needles, waves were surging up to about 4 feet, the water was wram and felt great…lots of fun!  Following are some pictures of the day, unfortunately there are no pics of the river.  We’ll get some the next time we go.  In the slideshow you’ll see some picks of the traditional “Asado” (cookout) that is done…it’s amazing.  You’ll also see some picks of us playing “Tejo”, a version of “Bachi Ball” but with wooden discs (usually played in the sand though).