Tigre
Delta Rowing Trip
16/04/09 20:57
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Another day out rowing in the Tigre Delta. Midweek there is much less traffic in general and almost none in some of the smaller tributaries.
After 14km of rowing I had lunch at the Alpenhaus restaurant. An Austrian restaurant with some rooms tucked away in the middle of the delta.
Sadly the restaurant charged like wounded bulls for not a lot of food. The location was lovely though.
They just had to have one of these.
Table view.
This path ran through the grounds but I never saw the bridge.
The rowing boat. They are quite fast if one gets the rowing technique right but are a tad unstable so care is needed when moving about the boat. Generally traffic in the delta slows for rowing boats but not always. With a heavy wash, particularly in shallow water, they can ship a lot of water quite quickly.
The route covered 24km and took about 7.5 hours with a lunch stop.
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Another day out rowing in the Tigre Delta. Midweek there is much less traffic in general and almost none in some of the smaller tributaries.
After 14km of rowing I had lunch at the Alpenhaus restaurant. An Austrian restaurant with some rooms tucked away in the middle of the delta.
Sadly the restaurant charged like wounded bulls for not a lot of food. The location was lovely though.
They just had to have one of these.
Table view.
This path ran through the grounds but I never saw the bridge.
The rowing boat. They are quite fast if one gets the rowing technique right but are a tad unstable so care is needed when moving about the boat. Generally traffic in the delta slows for rowing boats but not always. With a heavy wash, particularly in shallow water, they can ship a lot of water quite quickly.
The route covered 24km and took about 7.5 hours with a lunch stop.
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More Berth Hunting
15/04/09 21:50
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Continuing the search for a safe berth Gilles and I took my dinghy and motored up the Rio Lujan to Tigre looking for a suitable place.
My Suzuki 2.2hp completed the round trip of about 12km but not without the old problem of refusing to run properly when hot. We got back though. After the motor was restarted it would splutter along for 5 or ten minutes and then start to run normally albeit with reduced power.
Success this time with a tranquil little Club Nautico on the opposite of the Rio Lujan about half way between Tigre and San Fernando.
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Continuing the search for a safe berth Gilles and I took my dinghy and motored up the Rio Lujan to Tigre looking for a suitable place.
My Suzuki 2.2hp completed the round trip of about 12km but not without the old problem of refusing to run properly when hot. We got back though. After the motor was restarted it would splutter along for 5 or ten minutes and then start to run normally albeit with reduced power.
Success this time with a tranquil little Club Nautico on the opposite of the Rio Lujan about half way between Tigre and San Fernando.
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Rowing in the Tigre Delta
08/04/09 22:03
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A new treat today. I was invited up to Tigre Boat Club for a trip into the delta in a proper (Henley style) rowing boat. This photo of the club was taken on my first visit to Tigre in May 2008.
I've done a lot of rowing over the years but never in a boat like this. The oars are very long with the handles overlapping. Technique is everything and I had little of it. Things got a bit tangled up at times but after a few hours I improved a bit. Much more practice is needed.
These boats are surprisingly fast and are a tranquil way to wander about the smaller waterways in the delta which are quite lovely in places. On the larger waterways one is frequently passed by fast boats which usually, but not always, slow down. Either way it is necessary to stop rowing and feather the oars until the wash subsides.
Passing Sarmiento's house, again.
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A new treat today. I was invited up to Tigre Boat Club for a trip into the delta in a proper (Henley style) rowing boat. This photo of the club was taken on my first visit to Tigre in May 2008.
I've done a lot of rowing over the years but never in a boat like this. The oars are very long with the handles overlapping. Technique is everything and I had little of it. Things got a bit tangled up at times but after a few hours I improved a bit. Much more practice is needed.
These boats are surprisingly fast and are a tranquil way to wander about the smaller waterways in the delta which are quite lovely in places. On the larger waterways one is frequently passed by fast boats which usually, but not always, slow down. Either way it is necessary to stop rowing and feather the oars until the wash subsides.
Passing Sarmiento's house, again.
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Berth Hunting - Tigre
06/04/09 19:49
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At some point Gilles and I are planning a trip to Bariloche and possible Chile. However he needed to find a secure berth where he could leave Menkar unattended for a few weeks.
We cycled up to Tigre where Gilles had heard there were reasonably priced moorings available. One small problem emerged when we got there. The moorings were on the other side of the river and it was not immediately apparent how to get there.
Just near the Italian Rowing Club
There was a small dock used by locals to moor their boats while on shopping trips. Gilles talked one of them into taking us across. With a large amount of mission creep this turned into ferrying us around for about two hours.
First stop was Tigre Sailing Club across the Rio Lujan from Tigre and quite exposed to wash. I didn't like the look of it although four French ocean going yachts were moored there. The facilities seemed basic and a good deal of wash entered the moorings causing boats move about quite violently.
Our ferryman, Alfredo, had to go home to drop off his shopping. This took us into small tranquil waterways off the day trip routes and very secluded.
Alfredo's house in the delta...
...and his dock.
Not quite sure what this is. Some sort of house I think.
Rio Sarmiento
A private beach on Rio Sarmiento.
Next stop was Amarras Marugo at the junction of Rios Sarmiento and Lujan. This was a nice sheltered spot. Unfortunately they were full but a new boat yard for shore storage and repairs was under construction.
Then we went back out into the Rio Lujan and on to Club Nautico Cinave. A large sheltered facility and reportedly cheap. The facilities appeared very basic and the water, particularly further inside, was very very dirty. Not a place I would want to stay for too long but possibly OK to leave the boat and travel.
Nothing firm was arranged but Gilles came away with two possibilities. Alfredo dropped us off and refused any payment. Thanks Alfredo.
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At some point Gilles and I are planning a trip to Bariloche and possible Chile. However he needed to find a secure berth where he could leave Menkar unattended for a few weeks.
We cycled up to Tigre where Gilles had heard there were reasonably priced moorings available. One small problem emerged when we got there. The moorings were on the other side of the river and it was not immediately apparent how to get there.
Just near the Italian Rowing Club
There was a small dock used by locals to moor their boats while on shopping trips. Gilles talked one of them into taking us across. With a large amount of mission creep this turned into ferrying us around for about two hours.
First stop was Tigre Sailing Club across the Rio Lujan from Tigre and quite exposed to wash. I didn't like the look of it although four French ocean going yachts were moored there. The facilities seemed basic and a good deal of wash entered the moorings causing boats move about quite violently.
Our ferryman, Alfredo, had to go home to drop off his shopping. This took us into small tranquil waterways off the day trip routes and very secluded.
Alfredo's house in the delta...
...and his dock.
Not quite sure what this is. Some sort of house I think.
Rio Sarmiento
A private beach on Rio Sarmiento.
Next stop was Amarras Marugo at the junction of Rios Sarmiento and Lujan. This was a nice sheltered spot. Unfortunately they were full but a new boat yard for shore storage and repairs was under construction.
Then we went back out into the Rio Lujan and on to Club Nautico Cinave. A large sheltered facility and reportedly cheap. The facilities appeared very basic and the water, particularly further inside, was very very dirty. Not a place I would want to stay for too long but possibly OK to leave the boat and travel.
Nothing firm was arranged but Gilles came away with two possibilities. Alfredo dropped us off and refused any payment. Thanks Alfredo.
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