Jill had said that the report in yesterday’s post would be her final one from Argentina, but then another — and more great photos — arrived in my inbox.
So here is the (really, truly) final report on the CAA group’s wonderful visit to Argentina:
“Monday was our last day of the trip. We departed at 9:00 a.m. from the Estancia El Rosario (our home for the previous three nights) and drove an hour to the town of Lujan, where we were met by CAA member Raul Aquerretta, who had kindly agreed to take us around the carriage museum (open especially for us on Monday, their normal day of closing). As we were all greeting each other, out of the museum door came Andreas Furger of Switzerland (he’s one of the speakers at the 2012 CAA / CWF International Carriage Symposium). ‘What are you doing here?’ I asked, and was told that he had come to buy a Hackney horse from Raul. He was delighted with his horse and was very excited to now be driving a Hackney.
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“After our wonderful visit to the fascinating museum, we had a quick look around the church and drove on to Escobar for our final visit. Many of our local hosts had gathered at the Gibellis’ weekend home to greet us again, enjoy lunch, and look at the carriages and hundreds of appointments that Dr. Gibelli has collected over the years.
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“Then it was back into Buenos Aires to stay at the Sofitel Hotel. We all met in the bar at 8 p.m. and were joined by Milagro Molina de Lattuada, who signed copies of her book on Hackney horses (recently translated into English) — a gift from the CAA. And so ends another outstanding trip to Argentina.”
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Milagro de Lattuada joined the group at their B.A. hotel, to sign her book on Hackney horses (photo by Jill Ryder)
November 16, 2011 at 6:20 pm
Thank you Jill for the wonderful photos and reports. Happy Memories! Tommy