ALTAIA

In 1978 Sebastián sailed from Buenos Aires to Spain
aboard a gracious 1940s steamer with his family. The
three-week cruise included many a port of call, the first
being Rio de Janeiro, where Sebastián took a trip up the
Corcovado mountain. The ascent was via a narrow
road on which the old car gently progressed in a swirl of
cobalt-blue butterflies, the sweet smell of tuberose
wafting in through the open windows.