Monday 17 June 2013

3rd to 17th June - Uruguay and Buenos Aires

Colonia in Uruguay is only a one hour ferry ride from Buenos Aires and we learned that some wealthy types live there and work in B.A. Ooh la la. $1million houses, cobbled streets, 1930s cars, Autumn leaves blowing down tree lined streets and lots of restaurants and bars. Ok, the pace of the trip in Uruguay is going to be very chilled.

Starting our Uruguay holiday in style











flowers? in the boot?


a table? okaaay


After Colonia, we went to Punta del Este, staying in a white boutique hotel, which freaked us out a bit. We're generally dusty and that goes for everything we own. Lisa and I made it to our room, being ridiculously careful not to scuff walls or touch anything. I felt like apologising for my trekking shoes. This is where the celebs go in the summer and we saw some of the biggest houses we have seen on the entire trip here; albeit shut because it's winter and these must be summer homes. Just one night here as it's quiet and pricey. We nosed at the famous sculpture of a hand which is meant to warn people of the drowning risk and then we headed off to Punta del Diablo.

Lisa reading the instructions for how to function in a white room



Lisa and some whopping great big sea lions


Talk to the hand


Rogan on the pinky


We stayed at my favourite hostel of our trip in Punta del Diablo. A funky chalet style place with a big fire in the lounge, music to give some atmosphere and the cutest puppies which we all had a cuddle of. Again, this place sees 30,000 people arrive in the summer but it was lovely and quiet for us, lending itself to walks around town to see all the beach houses on stilts, walks along the beach and playing board games by the fire - bizarrely very christmassy.

Sitting around in the lounge/i>








Kirsten plus puppy (Eddie)


Francois plus puppy (Alfredo) and Racoon (faced) Bat (eared) dog


Kirsten plus all 3 pups!


Me and Eddie's bum


Lisa by the fire....probably with a puppy in her jumper





Sunrise





Some of us helped clean the truck and everything in it


How many have we lost/gained in 6 months?


Crew look a bit knackered


Our last stop in Uruguay was Montevideo where half the population of Uruguay live. Mooched a little bit, had a cracking steak here and off we went to a wine tasting at two wineries. Lovely. Our final night in Uruguay was marked with plenty of wine, giving some folk a tough start to the next day (not me, say I smugly) and then a 3 hour ferry ride. Oops.




Typical parillia (BBQ) in a steak house



Lisa, there's a pic of us that's almost identical to this from about 5 months ago. ha.


Rogan being classy on the way back from the winery





Back in Buenos Aires, we then had another 'final night' and ate at a great restaurant where our steak was cut with a spoon.

Tony gives a speech


Francois gives a speech


The plate at the back...has a single steak on it.....cut into three. Huuuuge!



Kirsten and Rogan left the next day and over the next couple of days, the remaining overlanders left, until there was only me left. I mooched around Buenos Aires, which reminds me very much of London, packed up and wrote this, my final blog.

The pink palace in B.A.


The spike is the 'woman's bridge'. hmmm. Nice rowing in foreground though.


La Boca


This is very big. You'll have to trust me as there's nothing for scale in this pic


Oh, I went to a Tango show....doing fabulously at the Tango lesson before it


Buenos Aires by night


The pink palace even pinker by night


Matte mugs for sale in the sunday market


Recoleta cemetery





Photo taken through the metal door which has the puniest padlock on it. Eek.


Eva Peron's grave






This last picture was from one of the Uruguay hotels but I believe in its sentiment. I've had fun mooching around Buenos Aires but it would have been more fun with my mooching buddy. I've made some good friends this last 6 months and I miss them already. I hope to see them soon. But no more missing my UK England friends and family - See you soon folks, I'm coming home. :-)




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