On sunday it was a bus, train and boat day. Destination was the the town of Tigre about an hour ride north of BA. The town of Tigre is a popular destination located on the edge of the magnificent river delta of the Rio Parana. The delta is a maze of water ways, canals and islands formed by the accumulation of sediment brought down the Parana river which runs down fro the border of Brazil. The water is chocolate colored from the sediment. There are no roads in the delta but hundreds of homes that are serviced by beautiful old wooden public boats. Each home has a dock and the boats will stop anywhere you desire. There are other boats that just carry supplies and food Into the delta, there are also tour boats that take passengers for rides. Rowing is a favorite activity around Tigre where luxurious rowing clubs are located, from the club mansions the owners boats are moved to the water by porters with little hand pulled rail cars.
We got on one of the public boats and went up into the delta for about a half hour to a community called Tres Bocas, walked around the river and canals, had lunch on a dock overhanging the river, returned to Tigre and walked around snacking on good stuff. We got on a packed train and I ended up standing all the way back to BA, a young gentleman gave Nita his seat, no such luck for me. A nice 12 hour trip.
Pics, kids on the train snacking on cookies sold by train vendor, public boats in Tigre dock, coming-going and rowing, rowing,home and dock, boat stopped to drop off passenger...you gotta move fast, docks and homes on a canal...some restaurants too and Buenos Rowing Club...look at their mansion.
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