Finally we got a chance to escape the limited parts of Cordoba we’ve been in during the last week. We borrowed a car and drove to the nearby Sierras Chicas mountains where there are a bunch of vacation towns. We drove all around the region on Saturday, stopping for lunch and at various playgrounds where Rory made friends with kids. We stayed in a very cool small town named La Cumbre. Sort of a Healdsburg set in the foothills. The weather out there was a little more pleasant than Cordoba proper because the humidity drops off. Crystal blue skies, mountain scenery, etc.  Today there was a big mountain bike race.  We sat at a cafe this morning, drinking coffee and eating croissants in sun.  Very nice.  We even met a couple from Pennsylvania who spend 6 months a year in La Cumbre.  He spends his time flying glider airplanes and she, apparently, spends her time getting dental work done.  I stopped listening after I heard “nine implants and three root canals.”  Ouch.

On the way home from the mountains we did what any god-loving family would do, we stopped at the WalMart and bought $250 worth of stuff.  We got a new pack and play, a potty seat, diapers, and lots of pasta and toothpaste.  Very soothing.

You can see some photos here.