Loving Pinamar - the weather, following yesterday's storm has been much better, and we spent most the morning on the beach. Nothing like a bit of Jan Guillou, corn on the cob and some strong currents to make a beach holiday. Sidekick did quite a bit of swimming in the sea this morning, saying that it reminded him of his childhood in Bude... Strange that we came all this way across the Atlantic for that! However, the beach is beautiful, the sea is refreshing and the people are really nice, so it made for a really nice day.
Pinamar's history is really interesting - it was founded by a man called Jorge Bunge, who planted loads of pine trees (the Pina bit of Pinamar) to bind the sand together so that it became a seaside resort (the Mar bit). It is a really nice seaside town, and so we did some exploring - mainly of the supermercado in the town - and ate a nice meal by the beach.
The cooking in Argentina is great, although they do tend to leave things to cook a while longer than they do in other parts of the world, so if you like your food a little more rare, it is worth saying so ahead of time. Paul had a bit of fish yesterday that was delicious, but that was possibly a little more cooked than he was used to in Sweden... However, the Quilmes is wonderful and goes down a treat. We found a German variety - Quilmes Bock, which is a darker version. Very tasty.
Tomorrow, who knows what is going to happen - Sidekick was talking about the horses so it might be riding on the beach tomorrow.
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