All the kids seated together.

Jake and Sina

Paul and Lisa

Here are some pictures of our great guests the Crenshaws and a photo of the kids together. Thank for you all the peanut butter, the Advil and the adventures. We would also like to thank Paul and Lisa for helping us try out so many great Argentine wines in such a short amount of time. We will continue sampling to honor your visit.

Here is a quick video of just one part of Iguazu Falls!

Has it really been a month since we put our last blog entry in? Unbelievable! So much as been happening here that has distracted us! We just finished up hosting our first visitors from the States, The Crenshaw Family, who just left after two very full weeks of sightseeing. We started right away with their first Argentine style "Asado" accompanied by lots of Argentine wine. After everyone was caught up on much needed sleep, we set off horseback riding along (and through) the Rio Mendoza, through Malbec vineyards, and olive orchards with our guide Cesar. We did some wine tasting, took a (luxurious) overnight bus to Buenos Aires (where they even serve you wine and the seats fold flat into beds), enjoyed the key sights of the city, headed into Uruguay for a full day of food and sights, and back to Argentina so we could catch our flight to Iquazu Falls....

Iquazu Falls deserves a paragraph of it's own! This tropical forest area is a true paradise in the Winter. The falls are a spectacular display and it is very hard to capture the magnitude of it in photos but we will try. Even when away from the falls on the trails you can still enjoy Toucans flying overhead, Cuatis (kind of like a racoon) underfoot , and zillions of tropical plants and vines all around. We had two very full days in the park, and both families experienced the boat ride that takes you right under two different sections of the falls! Wet, but worth it! Puerto Iquazu, the town, is also home to the Tres Fronteras, where you can stand in Argentina, and look out over to the banks of Brazil, and Paraguay, just across where two rivers intersect. Check it out on a map sometime.....

Flying back to Mendoza was easy and after a little more sightseeing (and a crazy day of skiing in the Andes for Paul and Jake), our visiting time with the Crenshaws came to a close. A big thank you to them for making the effort to get to us, bringing us a duffle bag of ziplocs (I think I am set for a year), and for being such great and flexible travelers!

We look forward to our next visitors from the States....

The Feldhaus Family