We left Buenos Aires, headed out to the pampas and the land of the gauchos. On the way out we stopped at the city of Lujan to see the big, and I mean BIG, cathedral. The two towers are over 350 feet high. The reason this cathedral is located here in this small town relates back to the 1600's. A cart was carrying a terra cotta statue of Mary and the cart broke down on this site. The owners of the statue thought it was a sign that a cathedral should be built here.
The terra cotta statue is shown above. This basilica is said to be the most important Catholic shrine in Argentina. Pope John Paul II said mass in this cathedral.
Moving further on, we went out to San Pedro, where Evan spent 8 months of his mission. This was the estancia (ranch) that we stayed in. The view from the porch is lovely as it overlooks the Parana River. We had the whole casa to ourselves.
We met up with the Maru family, the people that Evan was closest to in San Pedro, and we had a great dinner at the San Pedro Club Nautico on the river. We are grateful to the Maru's for "adopting" Evan when he was in San Pedro.
Gavin really enjoyed their kids (Franco, 12, Toby, 10 and Dafne 7) and played with them all the time. Here they are shown in the back of the van on our way home from dinner.
We got up the next morning and had hot chocolate out on the terrace, with the Parana River in the background.
The meat in Argentina is very flavorful. Evan wanted to have an "asado" at our estancia so we bought 15 pounds of various meats (including some blood sausage - I was not a fan of that) at the carniceria.
Gavin brought the Maru kids some light sabers. One of Gavin's favorite toys is the light saber that his parents got him and he thought that some other children would enjoy them also.
Just before the big asado, we drove out to the highway and picked up cousin Jeannie who had just flown into BA - and navigated the bus system to get out to San Pedro, which is two hours away from BA.
Brad and Evan did a superb job with the barbecuing of all the beef and vegetables.
Gavin and the Maru children built up a huge appetite playing Star Wars with their light sabers out on the lawn.
In addition to the Maru family, we had the two elders currently serving in San Pedro come to the asado.
What a great feast we all had!
Enjoying the asado - Great food and wonderful family and friends!
After dinner, we all went into town for helado (ice cream) - and Jeannie, Evan and Gavin played on the toys outside the Heladeria.
We left Buenos Aires, headed out to the pampas and the land of the gauchos. On the way out we stopped at the city of Lujan to see the big, and I mean BIG, cathedral. The two towers are over 350 feet high. The reason this cathedral is located here in this small town relates back to the 1600's. A cart was carrying a terra cotta statue of Mary and the cart broke down on this site. The owners of the statue thought it was a sign that a cathedral should be built here. 
The terra cotta statue is shown above. This basilica is said to be the most important Catholic shrine in Argentina. Pope John Paul II said mass in this cathedral. 
Moving further on, we went out to San Pedro, where Evan spent 8 months of his mission. This was the estancia (ranch) that we stayed in. The view from the porch is lovely as it overlooks the Parana River. We had the whole casa to ourselves.
We met up with the Maru family, the people that Evan was closest to in San Pedro, and we had a great dinner at the San Pedro Club Nautico on the river. We are grateful to the Maru's for "adopting" Evan when he was in San Pedro. 
Gavin really enjoyed their kids (Franco, 12, Toby, 10 and Dafne 7) and played with them all the time. Here they are shown in the back of the van on our way home from dinner.
We got up the next morning and had hot chocolate out on the terrace, with the Parana River in the background.
The meat in Argentina is very flavorful. Evan wanted to have an "asado" at our estancia so we bought 15 pounds of various meats (including some blood sausage - I was not a fan of that) at the carniceria.
Gavin brought the Maru kids some light sabers. One of Gavin's favorite toys is the light saber that his parents got him and he thought that some other children would enjoy them also.
Just before the big asado, we drove out to the highway and picked up cousin Jeannie who had just flown into BA - and navigated the bus system to get out to San Pedro, which is two hours away from BA.
Brad and Evan did a superb job with the barbecuing of all the beef and vegetables.
Gavin and the Maru children built up a huge appetite playing Star Wars with their light sabers out on the lawn.
In addition to the Maru family, we had the two elders currently serving in San Pedro come to the asado.
What a great feast we all had!
Enjoying the asado - Great food and wonderful family and friends!
After dinner, we all went into town for helado (ice cream) - and Jeannie, Evan and Gavin played on the toys outside the Heladeria.
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Wow Margaret, you really are living the Argentine lifestyle! How awesome. Chris is jealous looking at your blog. He wishes he could go back. He served in Rosario.
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