A church of gold (Mar del Plata, Day 2)

"desnuda eres enorme y amarilla

como el verano en una iglesia de oro."

- Pablo Neruda, "Mañana xxvii"

Katy convinced me to wake up in time for the Atlantic Ocean sunrise. She woke me up, I slipped on my flip flops, and grabbed my camera.

Aside from the ocean swims, this was my favorite moment of the whole trip. We watched the world wake, one shade of color at a time. This post is mostly sunrise photos. I've included all of my photos (no editing, no fancy camera) so you can experience it too!

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These are the workout machines I named "all-age playgrounds" 

I love this city for it's artistic eye in patterns and lines.

After some yoga on the bridge and a short nap back at the hostel, we headed on the bus south down the coast to a BEAUTIFUL private beach. We don't have photos from the swimming, but this was one of my favorite ocean experiences outside of Maine. It was exhilarating and I just about died of laughter and happiness. 

After a long day of sun, we decided to recharge. Official partner-binge sesh! Check out the array we had... milk, dulce de leche icecream, frosted flakes, gouda block cheese, and tomato sauce. What a mix...

Later that night, at the hostel we had an Asado! We all pitched in with money and helped in our own way, big family style, to make the food. 

After the food was devoured and the dishes washed, a group of us headed out to go dancing for the night! 

We stayed out till about 4:30 in the morning. I  even got one more night swim in! Then it was just a half hour of rest before time to head back to Buenos Aires... 

All in all, the perfect vacation of sun, sand, and new friends!

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