"The Smoke that Choked Buenos Aires"

There was a food strike that happened in the beginning of April--where the farmers refused to allow trucks to pass on the highways because the export tax of soy increased.... The city was devoid of most fresh vegetables/fruits, meat, dairy, etc. for about 3 weeks. The government and the farmers came to a truce for one month--an agreement to stop the stoppage on the roads. A week later, over 300 square miles of grassland caught fire and raged for 2 weeks. The north winds swept in and carried large amounts of smoke into Buenos Aires and "choked the city" for 6 days. On the second day of eyes watering, coughing, and dry throat we all decided to go on an adventure. Blake found a rental truck/van--small, which we affectionately named "the peep". We loaded up whatever clothes and food that we could and headed south to escape the smoke. The photo of the road with smoke is after we had already driven 3 hours outside the city. We drove 5 hours to the coast and found an adorable beach town called Pinamar. Here the kids are enjoying fresh air after we arrived in Pinamar. We found an awesome, 3-story, apartment with an outside grill and a full kitchen.