primavera!

The first day of Spring is a big deal here in Mendoza. Everyone flocks to the park or to their asados or to family’s homes. It’s a nice big family day here. And, fantastically, after two or three lousy weather days, we have a beautiful sunny day on the first day of Spring…so lovely. Smells good. Like a lovely Fall day in the Midwest.

One of the only mistakes in our plan for this trip is that we’re missing Fall in the Northern Hemisphere. And Fall in Alaska sucked—rain rain rain. So, really, this is the second year without a good o’ fashioned Midwestern (or even Northwestern) Fall. Not surprisingly, I’m craving a real Fall and will definitely savor Fall 2009! Is the grass always greener?