Comments on: In Argentina http://gregspurgin.net/rio-to-rio-grande/index.php/2016/01/31/in-argentina/ Judy and Greg in South America Sat, 05 Mar 2016 16:55:33 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=4.9.8 By: Judy http://gregspurgin.net/rio-to-rio-grande/index.php/2016/01/31/in-argentina/#comment-91 Tue, 02 Feb 2016 00:17:08 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/rio-to-rio-grande/?p=100#comment-91 Oh yes! I know of a few people who were born with missing or shortened limbs. And interestingly, when I worked as a midwife I nursed a mother who had shortened arms (sorry, poor internet, can’t look up the correct medical term) and she gave birth to a baby with shortened arms …. so Thalidomide actually changed DNA. After I left midwifery and worked in oncology, it was used as an anti-emetic for patients having chemo, with great success. It’s an excellent drug, just not for pregnant women.
Our own travel company? No, I’d rather just do the travelling myself!

]]> By: MARGARET AND DERICK SMITH http://gregspurgin.net/rio-to-rio-grande/index.php/2016/01/31/in-argentina/#comment-86 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 15:42:42 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/rio-to-rio-grande/?p=100#comment-86 With all your knowledge of travelling and getting the best deals you really ought to set up your own travel company.

Last weekend the Call the Midwife was all about Therlidamide ( don’t know if this spelling is correct) babies being born . This was at the time I gave birth, as did many of our friends . There but for the grace of God we all said.. Was this a problem in Australia Judy ?x

]]> By: Judy http://gregspurgin.net/rio-to-rio-grande/index.php/2016/01/31/in-argentina/#comment-85 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 11:13:22 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/rio-to-rio-grande/?p=100#comment-85 They are glacial lakes, so were probably formed in a similar way to Scottish lochs. Not cold at all, except in the mornings. It got to about 37c yesterday! Interesting that on the Chilean side, public access was almost impossible – private properties had totally shut access off. But in Argentina, it’s all open to the public, and yesterday (Sunday), there were cars and people wherever there was a good place to swim or kayak or launch a boat. ‘Beaches’ were pretty crappy, full of pebbles and rocks, but that didn’t deter anyone. It snows here in winter, so the locals must just get out and enjoy the lovely summer weather while they can!

]]> By: Judy http://gregspurgin.net/rio-to-rio-grande/index.php/2016/01/31/in-argentina/#comment-84 Mon, 01 Feb 2016 11:07:48 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/rio-to-rio-grande/?p=100#comment-84 Good morning Margaret! We love Airbnb – we use them a lot for accommodation, as an alternative to staying in hotels when we travel. We can rent a whole apartment for less than the cost of a hotel room, with the added bonuses of having a kitchen, often a laundry, and we get to see how the locals live. We started watching Call the Midwife when the first series came out, but haven’t kept up with it. Could be winter-time TV watching for us xxx

]]> By: Sally http://gregspurgin.net/rio-to-rio-grande/index.php/2016/01/31/in-argentina/#comment-77 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 20:48:36 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/rio-to-rio-grande/?p=100#comment-77 The lakes look like Scotland . The snow covered mountain photo is wonderful , but it mustn’t be that cold as you’re wearing a tee shirt ? x

]]> By: MARGARET AND DERICK SMITH http://gregspurgin.net/rio-to-rio-grande/index.php/2016/01/31/in-argentina/#comment-76 Sun, 31 Jan 2016 20:08:07 +0000 http://gregspurgin.net/rio-to-rio-grande/?p=100#comment-76 The photo of the lake is beautiful .Pleased you got everything sorted , although we had never heard of Airbnb!!Just watching a new series of Call the midwife (1950-1960) Rather different to what I remember. Take care x

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