I am in my office in BA looking out the window to another beautiful sunny day. It is about 10 degrees out.
I was in the field for most of the week. I got there on time on Monday and returned on time on Friday. This really was a big deal.
Travel in Argentina (flying) has been very problematic with the lack of reliability with the Aerolineas Argentinas airline which consistently has delayed (by hours, not minutes) or just cancels flights. We have some staff who take the bus to the field instead - it takes 12 hours but you get there.
The Aerolineas airline was just purchased by the Argentine government from a group from Spain. This transfer has made the situation even worse.
When I got to the airport on Monday, virtually every Aerolineas flight was delayed and this is the start of the winter holiday/travelling season. If your flight was delayed, you weren't allowed through security, so there were thousands of people out in the public areas - sitting and lying around. There were camera crews filming and interviewing these delayed passengers. When you got through security, the place was empty.
LAN Chile Airlines just started flying to Neuquen a month ago....and guess who I was booked with - LAN. Sweet!
They have new A 320 planes and TV monitors every 5 rows. The one thing that had many people laughing on the plane was the showing of a couple of episodes of 'Just for Laughs'. It's the show from Montreal where they play gags on unsuspecting people on streets or in malls. It was perfect for the 80 minute flight. A cup of coffee and a little snackbox that had crackers and Aflajores (the Wagon Wheel equivalent filled with dulce de leche) and we were there.
It is still a 3 hour drive to the field - but I got there....and back on time.
While I was there, the temperature did dip below zero on a couple of nights. But warmed up nicely during the day. Here is a photo at the camp. Nice to see a Canadian flag flying.
The day after I flew back from Neuquen, I received this picture with the daily reports.
They received 15 cm of snow. Missed it by a day.
Anyone working in Canada oilpatch would recognize a day like this. Here in Argentina, it gets a bit sporty.
This is our new Export Pipeline Control Room......
I was in the field for most of the week. I got there on time on Monday and returned on time on Friday. This really was a big deal.
Travel in Argentina (flying) has been very problematic with the lack of reliability with the Aerolineas Argentinas airline which consistently has delayed (by hours, not minutes) or just cancels flights. We have some staff who take the bus to the field instead - it takes 12 hours but you get there.
The Aerolineas airline was just purchased by the Argentine government from a group from Spain. This transfer has made the situation even worse.
When I got to the airport on Monday, virtually every Aerolineas flight was delayed and this is the start of the winter holiday/travelling season. If your flight was delayed, you weren't allowed through security, so there were thousands of people out in the public areas - sitting and lying around. There were camera crews filming and interviewing these delayed passengers. When you got through security, the place was empty.
LAN Chile Airlines just started flying to Neuquen a month ago....and guess who I was booked with - LAN. Sweet!
They have new A 320 planes and TV monitors every 5 rows. The one thing that had many people laughing on the plane was the showing of a couple of episodes of 'Just for Laughs'. It's the show from Montreal where they play gags on unsuspecting people on streets or in malls. It was perfect for the 80 minute flight. A cup of coffee and a little snackbox that had crackers and Aflajores (the Wagon Wheel equivalent filled with dulce de leche) and we were there.
It is still a 3 hour drive to the field - but I got there....and back on time.
While I was there, the temperature did dip below zero on a couple of nights. But warmed up nicely during the day. Here is a photo at the camp. Nice to see a Canadian flag flying.
The day after I flew back from Neuquen, I received this picture with the daily reports. They received 15 cm of snow. Missed it by a day.
Anyone working in Canada oilpatch would recognize a day like this. Here in Argentina, it gets a bit sporty. This is our new Export Pipeline Control Room......It was followed by rain which washed at all away. But that is winter here in the Neuquen Basin.
B.
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