Delta Tour Day 02
Another beautiful Tigre street. It was low season but the weather was lovely.
First stop was the Museo Naval de la Nación. Argentina has a rich maritime tradition and has fought wars with all of her neighbours as well as the British.
This is the infamous Exocet missile. I was surprised how small they were.
This is the Alferez Sobral, an armed rescue tug, that was badly damaged during the falklands war. She limped back to Argentina, was repaired and is still in service.
This is LEHG II. The yacht used by Vito Dumas on his famous voyage. It was acquired by the navy in 1947 and used to train cadets. Later it was restored and donated to the museum.
A Douglas A-4Q Skyhawk. A large number of these were shot down during the Falklands war.
This is the wrecked bridge of the Alferez Sobral. The sign says she was attacked while rescuing downed Argentine pilots. An RAF report on the same incident “ The helicopter was then fired on by a second undetected vessel, the Alférez Sobral, which the second Lynx attacked and badly damaged, killing the Captain and seven crew members. The damaged patrol ship limped back to Argentina several days later”.
This sign refers to the first campaign to recover the Falklands.
Another view of the old Casino now Art Gallery.
A canal and park on the opposite side of Tigre.
After a walk around Tigre and some luch I caught another Sturla boat back to Buenos Aires via part of the delta.
Coastguard cutter in Tigre.
This house in the delta belonged to President Sarmiento. It is curiously preserved in a large glass box.
A typical delta scene.
A quiet part of the delta.
Natural erosion protection.
For a while we were followed by a couple of jet skis jumping our wake.
The trip back to Buenos Aires took a couple of hours. I spoke with the skipper about draft. Today it was around 2m but can vary substantially with wind and tide. I saw a couple of marinas near Tigre so in theory Kiriwina could get up there.
The launch terminal was in a yacht marina next to Jorge Newbury airport at the northern edge of Buenos Aires.
It was a big marina but seemed quite polluted and the boats were subject to movement caused by the river current.
I caught a bus back into town.
First stop was the Museo Naval de la Nación. Argentina has a rich maritime tradition and has fought wars with all of her neighbours as well as the British.
This is the infamous Exocet missile. I was surprised how small they were.
This is the Alferez Sobral, an armed rescue tug, that was badly damaged during the falklands war. She limped back to Argentina, was repaired and is still in service.
This is LEHG II. The yacht used by Vito Dumas on his famous voyage. It was acquired by the navy in 1947 and used to train cadets. Later it was restored and donated to the museum.
A Douglas A-4Q Skyhawk. A large number of these were shot down during the Falklands war.
This is the wrecked bridge of the Alferez Sobral. The sign says she was attacked while rescuing downed Argentine pilots. An RAF report on the same incident “ The helicopter was then fired on by a second undetected vessel, the Alférez Sobral, which the second Lynx attacked and badly damaged, killing the Captain and seven crew members. The damaged patrol ship limped back to Argentina several days later”.
This sign refers to the first campaign to recover the Falklands.
Another view of the old Casino now Art Gallery.
A canal and park on the opposite side of Tigre.
After a walk around Tigre and some luch I caught another Sturla boat back to Buenos Aires via part of the delta.
Coastguard cutter in Tigre.
This house in the delta belonged to President Sarmiento. It is curiously preserved in a large glass box.
A typical delta scene.
A quiet part of the delta.
Natural erosion protection.
For a while we were followed by a couple of jet skis jumping our wake.
The trip back to Buenos Aires took a couple of hours. I spoke with the skipper about draft. Today it was around 2m but can vary substantially with wind and tide. I saw a couple of marinas near Tigre so in theory Kiriwina could get up there.
The launch terminal was in a yacht marina next to Jorge Newbury airport at the northern edge of Buenos Aires.
It was a big marina but seemed quite polluted and the boats were subject to movement caused by the river current.
I caught a bus back into town.