Hotel Colon Piriapolis

www.elviajerobravabeach.com<br><br>http ://www.hostelworld.com/availability.php /El-Viajero-Brava-Beach-Hostel--Suites/ Punta-del-Este/36900<br><br>Arrive at 1.30 pm. Two days and One night.<br><br>leave on the afternoon to head to Montevideo before catching the morning flight to Florianopolis,<br>

MONTEVIDEO TO PUNTE DEL ESTE &#8211; DRIZZLING AND WARM - 1.11.09<br><br>The Hostel Palermo had a beautiful marble staircase, the most posh thing about the place, the rest was very, very basic, and we had to carry all our luggage down the stairs to load up the bikes which were stored at the local undercover carpark. <br><br>By 10:30am we were loaded (we would have liked to get away earlier, but the mozzie fiasco left us a bit 'drained') and ...

... way up the side of Uruguay's highest mountain to see rock paintings by the ancient indigenous people. <br><br>Our city clothes made the steep trail and rocks a little more difficult, but then, spontaneity is part of the fun of travel.<br><br> <br> <br><br> <br><br> <br>

... previa, instalacion en el lugar, sacar las cosas deñ bolso y comer algo. Primer dia no fue del todo soleado que digamos pero se hizo querer igual, agua fria pero de lindo color, olas bajas, y nadieeeeee en la playa... dije fria? Importa? NO, me meti igual, muy buenoooo!!! Volvimos para almorzar, y luego volver por mas.

... start talking (which would seem like hitting on) to girls in highschool and it`s tough to tell who is in highschool and who isn`t. The other reason is that most of the girls that definitely are out of highschool are here with a guy. The other reason may just be because I`m in a blah mood. Ok, I read this can happen when you are traveling by yourself for so long especially in non-english speaking countries. The best thing to do is just to force yourself ...

... at that moment in time. If you know what I mean. They invite me out and I am supposed to meet up with them at 2am but I go back and take a nap and never wake up. I was pretty wiped from the past couple of days due to getting up early to catch buses or boats. When I depart and say goodbye Matis sort of kisses me on the side of the cheek and I don't really like it but what I am going to do. It's the culture down here so deal with it. Fin

... for a BBQ in a half oil-drum. They had taken everything into the streets- tables, chairs, kitchen stuff, the works. The best bit was that the Dad had even taken the TV out so he didn´t have to miss the football whilst eating. We´d like to thank Philip, Beatriz, Steven and Sabrina for making our stay in Uruguay truly unforgetable and for making us feel so welcome. To our family back at home- when are you coming to visit? It´s amazing here!

... and probably more like the quintessential kiwi bach of about 40 years ago before it got all posh, but still we´re feeling right at home! Our first stop was Punta del Diabolo (Devil´s Point) which was a crazy wee place full of ramshackle huts and cabins, some of which were half falling over, quaint rustic restaurants and 2 surf beaches. It would be a fabulous place in summer with a very laid back vibe but sadly we´ve missed the season by a ...

... had lived there for about a year when he was younger, so he gave me the tour. First we visited the docks where we stopped to see the view of the city. We then stopped to visit a friend of Ed's, Pascual. We had lunch at his place and I burned some music cd's for the car in his computer while the boys did some catching up. After a while, I politely hinted to Ed I wanted to go in search for a place to stay....that's right, we still did not have a clue as to where we were ...

... and nearby mountains poking up randomly among the green. There`s also a church or templo which only has room for a saint holding a baby (Jesus??) and lots of potplants around the circular building. Out front there was a pretty cool statue of a silhoutted Mary. On the ride back down, the views were even better. The Beach Whilst the beach isn`t anything spectacular, it did give me somewhere to while away the afternoon ...