Just another manic Monday...

...but Sunday was brilliant! Danger´s post below brought back all the great memories, what an awesome day :)

Today there is the sort of cool breaze in the air that you would expect to feel on the edge of the water - not right in the middle of Palermo. After sleeping in a bit, trying to sort out Punky´s luggage issues (still not arrived), we had a leisurely breakfast at our corner coffee shop (the rest of the crew is downtown, we´re in Palermo). We were there yesterday morning... and last night, on our brief walk back from the Tango festival nearby at Plaza Italia. We stopped in for the long-promised sugar-dose Punky requires on a daily basis!

We had spent the afternoon in San Telmo, as described in fantastic detail by Miss Danger below. Punky and I were there a few hours earlier while the crew checked in and settled in upon arrival into town. Of course I took a million photos - in the streets, of the stunning architecture, and interesting graffiti of all sorts. My most favourite photo is of three young boys playing football just past the artisan booths of a sidestreet, with a mural of Che Guevera in the background. When I sort out how to get photos on here, it´ll be one of the first posted - along with a few of the tamtams and spontaneous salsa parade along av. Defensa.

Miss Danger was a bit conservative on the vino descriptions... we had first a malbec, then a cab sauv at our first stop... and then a malbec based blend at dinner (Norton, who we will visit next week). Of course, understandable to have overlooked the broad categories as her and Punky were picking up each specific flavour or aroma they picked up ... vanille, red berries, chocolate, wood, and many more I can´t recall.

Our motorcade cabride from San Telmo through to Palermo was great bc we had a fantastic introduction to the city and how varying the architecture can be. You can easily tell when the neighbourhood changes bc suddenly the pervasive architecture changes. There is always a mix of types of building, it´s always quite random, but when the norm changes from one style to the next you know it´s a new area. We also got a quick view of some of the huge and amazing parks found in the Recoleta area.

It was amazing to finally meet up with everyone! Fun times and small incidents already, you know that was just day one of many more adventures to come! It was really funny to see when it was realized, usually on the second or third take, that there are in fact six of us! We had a few fans although all were, from what we could understand, harmless and friendly. Not sure what the rest of the day has in store, but tomorrow we take it on the water and head over to Colonia in Uruguay. Apparently, there are all sorts of preparations for our arrival already taking place!!! Ole!