Our ´direct´flight wasn´t. It went via Bariloche and as much as we liked it there we didn´t really want to see it again. We ended up nearly 2 hours late arriving, and thus missed our rendezvous with Helen and Rich at our hotel (!?) at 8pm...howvere there´s a happy ending to this tale, as they liked the hotel so much they booked in about 10 mins after we arrived and we thus managed to meet up. Me and Rich obviously had a plate of steak the size of a house, and Jen did her best with a 14 oz. sirloin. We´re going to be in BA until at least Monday when we´re going to take the bus north to Iguazu Falls. What we´ve seen so far is like Bangkok on steroids, lots of pollution & treaffic, but with a great collection of sights, smells and sounds...intriguing.