Hotel Ricardi 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.

... lions share this small island with a colony of seals. But sharing only goes so far with these two groups. The sea lions stay on one end and seals stay on the other.

The day we visited, the seals far outnumbered the sea lions. The seals were sun-bathing, fishing, and some were just out for a little fun.



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Had a couple of days by the seaside here in this quaint little town. It was very nice but there was not an awful lot going on. For an example, we stayed in the second biggest hostel in South America, 250 odd beds but I think we were the only people there. It was like wandering around an aircraft hanger. Anyway we arrived in the evening had a ...

... guess it evens out in the end, I did tell Amy that you became a Big Brother/Big Sister to a retarded 14 year old highschool student and that you ended up messing with her, and the best part is she believed me which means that she believes you are capable of such an act. Hilarious. Well, to me at least. Anyways, we part company and I go back to the beach and swim in the ocean for a long ass time which sort of rejuvenates me. Later that night I go out for a ...

... because it was sexy, believe me it wasn't, but because it was such an unbelievable site. I didn't look for very long as I didn't want to seem perverted and I just kept on walking down the sidewalk. The other odd thing was that there were two kids sitting at this makeshift table no more than 25 feet from the bent over ***** and her buddy. I guess they are probably used to it by now. Who knows. Get to the other beach and there are ...

... out to see the interior of the country on some really interesting trips. We visited a restaurant which has a gorgeous pool in the middle of the contryside near Minas. The views were fabulous and we saw a couple of eagles circling overhead, possible disortientated by the glare from the very white body by the pool! Another trip took us to a restaurant in a tiny village in the interior, 50kms or so north on Punta Del Este. The ...

... for returning home but Dave got burnt the first day so he was a bit red! So he stayed close to the hotel but it had a pool and our room had a balcony so it wasn´t too much of a hardship. We spent a morning in Montevideo before taking the ferry back to Buenos Aries and heading on to Mendoza.

... Cierra opted for the homemade pasta, while I elected to try the chivito al plato, a local specialty. French fries all over the plate, and a steak, topped with ham and cheese folded together, then covered with a fried egg. Mm-mmm! Now that's greasy-good. When we were ready to leave, our waitress had turned sideways and become invisible. We waited and waited, but we did have to leave before we became hungry again. I had to go inside and track her down so we ...

... sight of the ocean woke me up instantly like a slap in the face. I shook Ed and motioned him to look out the window as a 8 year old's first trip to the sea. Of course I had been to Punta del Este before and I had most definitely seen the ocean before, but after a while of living in the city, you get excited even in the presence of a puddle of water. We arrived at the bus terminal and waited for the car rental place to deliver our car. It was cold outside, but the air was ...