Julían's email mentioned 'customs'. Hmmm? Ah! Costumes! Love it! 'Disfrazes' in spanish. But what to wear? What to wear? Looking at the clothes I already had, I figured going as a hippie would be the easiest to pull together without too much effort. Guille had an outfit ready to go too, so it was perfect.
The party was in San Isidro, in another town about 25km from where we are in BA. I got an invitation from Julían, from the Antarctic Dream. He and his friends were putting it on at the clubhouse for the social club they founded. When I asked him what time the party started, he said to come anytime after 12. That's when all Argentinian parties get started. Even after all this time, I still haven't adjusted to the nocturnal nature of South Americans!
By the time we caught a taxi from the hotel in Vicente Lopez (the closest hotel we could get at the best price) it was 01:30. Julían met us at the door, though I hardly recognised him as a black basketball player!
Both Guille and I were amazed at all of the costumes. There was some serious effort put into these costumes. What a fun group! It's way more fun to go to a party trying to look silly that it is to get all glammed up, in my opinion.
We went straight to the dance floor after getting our first beer. We started out dancing on our own but everyone was so inclusive that it didn't take long to meet some people, including Patricia, who went to the party on her own, brave girl.
The dance floor seemed dominated by inebriated men in drag and I got bumped several times, usually as I was taking a sip of my drink. They do say beer is a good hair conditioner!
My trick of not wearing a watch helped immensely but I was ready to go at what turned out to be 5AM. I thought I'd done so well but I got poo-poo'ed by everyone saying it was too early to go. I tried to rally and ignore my head cold coming on. In the end, we caught a cab around 6:30 and we were back at the hotel at 6:45. We managed to sneak a few items from the breakfast buffet before it opened at 7 and we confirmed that we could have a late check out. It took us about two seconds to fall asleep once our heads hit the pillows.
What a great night!!!
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