Falcon Revisited

Some new information about Ford Falcons relating to Argentine history came our way. I had read of this, and was glad to be made aware of it again. We share this with you. www.pixatalemedia.com/pdf/FalconTreatment.pdf

Mafalada and Me

2 months ago I was at this same keyboard writing about arriving in Argentina, and now I'm sitting here (more tanned) writing about being back in Buenos Aires.  It's strange how much we have become accustomed to life in Argentina, we know to nap between 2 and 6 and that road signs have almost no meaning.  But in a city this size, there are always things to amaze you.  Such as one person walking fifteen dogs across Avenue 9 of July, twenty-two lanes wide.  This large cosmopolitain city has new intrigues at every corner.

Dog Walkers of Buenos Aires

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Condor

We are sad to be leaving the Andes, route 40, and especially Mendoza behind. But now we must head back east to Buenos Aires. We took a trip up to the Chilean border, on the spine of the Andes and had a breath of the rarified air at 4000 m. And our last day in the mountains was rewarded with a rare sighting of a condor. We watched him soar where nothing else flies, and spotted his distinct white collar. Also passed within 50km. of Aconcagua, South Americas highest peak at 6962 m. On our way back down, we stopped for lunch and waited in a cafeteria style queue. On the floor was a gas heater (quite chilly up there) looking a bit cannon like. Now, you must understand that Tucker has very furry legs, and when he passed in front burned the hair right off. Well, there was some merriment and quite a smell, as you can imagine, and a fuss from everyone to turn the flamethrower off.

Playing Tourist

Alright, admit it. How many people believed our April Fool's prank? Although we did indeed see an apple red Falcon, we decided against purchasing it and continued by bike onto Mendoza. Which quickly moved up to first place in our list of favorite cities, and is so far providing an excellent location to do everything tourist. On our first day off, a National League futbol game complete with riot police and fireworks. (Thankfully the home team won.) Today was just as exciting, we got to ride in a car. Oh, and we spent 2 hours rafting down a rather cold (even by Canadian standards) river. Tomorrow we take a bus to the Chilean border, stopping for lots of photos along the way. And the day after that we tone things down a little bit, and plan to pass the morning with a gentle bike and some wine tasting. I'm exhausted just thinking of it all, fundraising is tough.

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New Transportation

We are still unwinding in San Juan, resting our behinds. One of our new facinations are the cars in Argentina. They are mostly of European make... Peugot, Fiat, Renault, VW, Citroen and continue to operate for many years. Safety inspections are rare, we expect. For some reason I started to photograph Ford Falcons, vintage 60's many weeks ago. I am not particularly a car guy, but I recall our family car from that era, and I am quite sure it was a Ford Falcon. So you car buffs, check out our link... Project Falcon. Oh, and by the way, Tucker and I have decided to pawn our bikes and finish this trip in our new purchase, that's right, a 1968 candy apple red Ford Falcon. See you in Buenos Aires!!

Todavía estamos en San Juan, descansando y relajándonos. Una de nuestras nuevas fascinaciones son los autos que hay en Argentina. La mayoría son europeos...Peugeot, Fiat, Renault, VW, Citroen que siguen andando por muchos años. Suponemos que las inspecciones de seguridad son poco frecuentes. Por alguna extraña razón, hace unas cuantas semanas atrás empecé a fotografiar Ford Falcons de los años 60. No soy un chico particularmente interesado en autos, pero recuerdo un auto familiar de aquellos tiempos y estoy casi seguro que era un Ford Falcon. Si te interesa, visitá nuestro link…Project Falcon. ¡Ah! Por cierto, Tucker y yo decidimos empeñar nuestras bicicletas y terminar este viaje en nuestra nueva adquisición, un Ford Falcon rojo modelo 1968. ¡¡Nos vemos en buenso Aires!!