Uruguay

On Monday we took a taxi to the ferry terminal. We throught we would be able to check our bags and then go visit the Boca section of town. Unfortunately we had to wait for the earlier ferry to leave. That left us an hour. We grabbed a taxi and went there. It took 20 minutes. We walked around and saw most of the place. It is an old immigrant area now painted bright colors.

We rode the quick ferry across the Rio de la Plata. It is about 30 miles across. The fast boat takes an hour, the slow one is 3 hours.

Our hotel was only about 7 blocks from the terminal in Colonia. We put our bags on our back wan walked over. It was a very cute posada. We found out it had a pool which we used because it is hot and humid.

Once we settled in we walked to the old city. It was also very close. We climbed the light house. There were several street cafes so we stopped and had a drink and a plate of cheese and meat. We then walked to the bus terminal to find out about the bus schedule to Montevideo on Wednesday and to Carmelo the next day.

After a swim and a rest we went to dinner. Unfortunately we got there after a couple of large groups. It took an hour to get our food.

On Tuesday we took the bus to the cities of Nuevo Parmelo and Carmelo. They are further up the river. They are sleepy towns that don´t have a lot of international tourists. It is always fun to see the towns where people really live.

Today we walked around the water´s edge in the old city before getting on the bus to Montevideo. It is a 2 and a half hour bus ride. Another nice air conditioned bus. We took the city bus to within a block of our hotel.

We plan to walk around a little this afternoon. It seems to cool down nicely after 5 PM.

Tomorrow will be something new again.