The river Tigre and about a hundred others form a massive delta North of the city. It used to be a very popular summer retreat (I guess we'll find out about the mozzies later in the year) but was overtaken in the fashion stakes by the beaches of Mar Del Plata to the south. Not to be confused with La Plata apparently, or the rio plata.
So the delta is pretty big. We went there and took a 1 hour paseo (trip) on a long narrow boat. Note: this was not a narrowboat, even though it's similar dimensions. I have never been in a narrowboat that throws up a two foot wake. I think the pilot (I'm choosing my words with some care here) thought it might have been a bus (a colectiveo) for which the standard driving tactic is on or off. Either full throttle or braking hard. Anything else is wimpy. The boat was the same. As soon as we were clear of the quay he floored it and the prow of the boat rose good way.

The Tigre delta is popular with a lot of water sports enthusiasts (the BA rowing club has a mansion on the riverside, built in 1875 or so) and there are loads of rowing boats and Kayaks. They seemed to cope alright with the massive wakes but they must have had a lot of practice. No 4mph on inland waterways here.

The delta itself is like a playground for the mildly well off. It reminded me of the US (the Indianapolis suburbs to be precise), where houses are grouped on lawns back from the road but with no paths. Well apart from the fact that there was no road at all, it looked similar. At the front of each garden was a small jetty. Some in pretty shocking states of repair. We passed the floating shop, there's a school, and a church, lots of hotels, clubs and restaurants tucked away, a boat ride from the city.

At the moment it's autumn, and we were advised to go this weekend because the trees were supposed to be really beautiful colours. Well they were. And it's a definite that we'll go back, maybe rent a boat and go get lost in the delta (whether that's our plan or not, I guess there's a good chance of that).  ¶ 3:33 PM