Tuesday 4th February Time to say “Goodbye” to Swan Hellenic, Vega and “Hello” to Buenos Aires

We had packed our suitcases last night and put them out by our door so all we needed to do this morning was dress, have some breakfast, pack our carry-on bag and relax in the lounge of the ship until our group was called. We sat around chatting to the other Australians and quite a few of the UK people who we had got to know during our adventure. A coach to us to the Ushuaia airport and there we had around a 3 hour wait for our plane. (The plane was specially chartered by the Swam Hellenic company.) It was great because we didn’t have to worry about our checked luggage or boarding passes as all this was taken care of by the company. The flight to Buenos Aries was uneventful. Once we had arrived at Buenos Aries, we were picked up by a driver who took us to our beautiful hotel, Alvear Art Hotel close to the centre of the city. It was interesting to note that all the Australians doing the “Trip-a-Deal” holiday were transported to the hotel this way, rather than using a coach. We all made it safely to hotel and after unpacking and settling in, we went for a walk around town to find a spot for dinner. A cafe that advertised “steak” was the place we picked and we enjoyed a lovely dinner. The only thing was that we ordered “sirloin” thinking it was beef steak but was actually pork and we also ordered “chorizo” which was actually beef. Our Spanish isn’t too good!