Hotel Colon Piriapolis

Time to move on once again, the campsite was well located for us. It was about a 20 minute stroll into the town to the shops and just five minutes to the beach itself. The last few days have been very cold at night, but we are able to run the electric fire all the time so that is no problem. Everyday it has been bright blue skies and the afternoons are very pleasant outside. We have ...

... way up the side of Uruguay's highest mountain to see rock paintings by the ancient indigenous people.

Our city clothes made the steep trail and rocks a little more difficult, but then, spontaneity is part of the fun of travel.

Each day about lunch time, four old sea lions appear at the Punta del Este docks. Here the local fishermen clean and sell their catch for the day. The leftovers go to the sea lions. On weekends, even in winter, the tourists gather to watch the sea lions have their lunch. For a small tip, the fishermen will provide a fish to feed to ...

... 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!

... cooking and making our first cups of tea since we left London - it´s funny the things you miss. We´ve hired bikes as well so have been spending our days checking out the beaches either side of town and today watching some big dolphins playing in the surf. Don´t think we´ll be giving Ange and Silas a run for their money any time soon though, my a*se is so sore now though I can barely sit down! Right, more BBQ´d prawns are calling me, chao everyone.

... had a short cat nap and woke up for a quick swim before dinner. It was so very relaxing. The water was very warm so steam was rising from the pool, turning it into a sauna, and with the lights dimmed low, it looked like a perfect movie murder scene. It was hard to see a few meters in front of us, so it was fun to play hide and seek in the dark water with Ed. We relaxed in the hot water for about an hour. We were so happy to be there we didn't want to budge. It's the same ...

... 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 ...