Nov 22 domingo (sunday)

we changed our tickets so we could take the bus that night so Uli could try to go parapente that morning.  we got on the bike and went to the drop-off spot.  we called ahead so we didn't have to wait this time and that the instructors were expecting us.  they greeted us like were were old friends which was weird considering the day before some of them were more annoyed than happy to have our business. but poor Uli...today there just wasn't enough wind to keep things going - nice and warm, but no wind.  well, at least now he has something to do if we go back to Cordoba..we jumped on the bike and drove around for a bit...it was pretty cloudy- and the clouds wee coming down the mountain...it was amazing.  we kept stopping on the bike so i could try and get photos of how eerily beautiful it was.  i have never seen clouds move so quickly and completely engulf mountains like that.  it was the same for Uli.  after we had done that for awhile, we went back to the hospidaje to pack our things before we got side-tracked....Roxana and fmily wanted us to come see Pablo's stoe.  it took us awhile to find it, but at least we got to use the motorbike again.  we had to find the Artesenales...but there were so many and Ale wasn't clear on the name or where exactly the place was.  we had to call him a few times to clarify...he thought we were at a different cemetery - so that it itself made the directions unclear.  finally we got there.  what a beautiful store!  Pablo makes all the jewelry and roxanna makes basket holders, headbands and things for hair.  i wanted to buy a necklace...but i didn't have change...Uli did, but he realized he didn't know where his wallet went...!Que boludo! (equivalent of swearing).  iw as pretty sure that the last time i saw it was on the windowsill outside at the hospidaje....it wasn't in view from the street, but the situation was alarming enough.  so we got back on the bike and drove back.  sure enough, ther eit was, rightwhere i remembered!  he was pretty relived that no one had touched it.   we wen back to the store and i bought my necklace and some headbands. such beautiful work!  we sat round for a bit and drank some fernet then headed back on the bike (Ale in tow) so we could catch the urban bus to Cordoba city.  we had tried calling the bus company all day to make a reservation but no one ever picked up.  so, of course, when the stupid bus came there was no room...we told the girl in the depot that we had to get to Cordoba and that she was the one who told us to call the company and we'd been trying all day.  i was a wee bit panicky.  a guy overheard our problem and he said for 20p in his taxi, he could drive us to La Falda where we could catch adifferent bus to Cordoba city.  Okay, we did that instead.  when we got to La falda, it was almost a 2 hour bus ride from there to Cordoba city.  ah, this pen is driving me crazy...it keeps cutting out.  and i'm watchig tree death behind me...i mean what the hell are they doing!  cant they feel its pain...i guess not.  i felt sick watching...anyway we got to Cordoba and chowed don quickly at one of the places in the bus terminal.  then we got on the bus for BA.  we were at the back upstairs (thank goodness) - the bus says "no solidos en el bano" for a good reason.  the bus was more comfortable than the one we came up on.  they played a movie "death sentence" with Kevin Bacon...it was pretty good.  i let Uli us the earphones though because his first language isn't English and his hearig sucked and he didn't have his glasses to read Spanish subtitles.  we stopped somewhere and sure enough i bolted for the bathroom...well wasn't there one of those women sitting in there with all the toilet paper and no seats on the toilets...i'm a pro at hovering...and naturally, there wasn't enough toilet paper...so without money, i had to beg her to give me some more because i had an emergency.  it flustered me so much...the whole experience.  going to the bathroom should be private and tranquil.  we got back on he bus, fell asleep and we arrved in BA just after 7am.  we drpped our stuff off at my place and had omlettes somewhere close by...then we went our separate ways because i had to teach at 1230 - well gve tests - the week of test-giving.