The TV goes blank, the lights don´t work, just a small power cut. As they say though it´s all about timing and this one occurred 3 minutes before full time in the final football match of the season. With 44 points each La Boca and Estudiantes were tied for the league championship, this match being the decider.Cecila and her family avid supporters of Estudiantes who hadn´t won the championship for 23 years, La Boca Maradona´s old club, my allegiance to Estudiantes was set in stone. After going 1-0 down Estudiantes came back to 2-1 up, into injury time when the power went out. We soon found ourselves sprinting across the farm, Haka in tow racing for the car.
The joy on Celia´s and Julia´s face said it all as the radio announced full time, Haka was still bemused as to why we were all sitting in a car shouting and not going anywhere.
The family dog Haka
All of this excitement after an amazing day at the ranch, starting with a late breakfast followed by horse riding on one of the farms seven horses. Being the experienced equestrian that I am I was just about able to control my horse when it decided that enough was enough and it was time to go home, not helped by the fact that Shelley was almost in a full gallop on hers.
One of the stunning views at the farm
Steak and lots of it made up an excellent bbq lunch with probably the best steak I have ever had, cooked on a eucalyptus wood fire. It took a few hours to sleep off the feast in the Orange orchard, occasionally awoken by the family of Chimango´s (falcon like bird) living at the farm.
Now that´s what I call a bbq
After a short walk around the farm with Haka we finished the day with a horse and cart ride, luckily with Coqui the resident Gaucho at the reins. Dinner was again amazing served under candlelight in the old barn.
Your carriage awaits madamHighlights: Seeing the underdogs win the league
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