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June 12, 2004
Uruguay Day Nine
PUNTA DEL ESTE: After a number of very busy tourist days, today became a day of rest and of catching up with my journaling. There was time to go for a wander around the place and see what the point actually looked like, but with storms…
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June 12, 2004
The Days Before Corrientes
BUENOS AIRES/MAR DEL PLATA: After leaving Uruguay, I had only a few days to do all that I wanted or needed to do. From traveling south over 400 kilometers in search of the Argentine revival to catching up and saying goodbye to my friends,…
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June 12, 2004
Uruguay Day Two
COLONIA: By the time I woke up today, half of the day was gone. I had made the mistake of closing the wooden shutters on my doors. They were so effective that I needed to turn on my bedside light to discover it was almost 11am. Not that I…
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June 12, 2004
To Misiones and Beyond
The day had come. We were leaving today to travel to Misiones, one of the northern-most provinces of Argentina. LIFE Argentina, the organisation we were with, had already arranged things so we could visit the people in the slums…
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June 12, 2004
Uruguay Day Five
MONTEVIDEO: Well it turns out that today was just like any other lazy travel day. A little wander here, a little look there, stop for food and it was all over. Another day gone. It is amazing how fast days can disappear when you do not…
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June 12, 2004
Uruguay Day Three
COLONIA-MONTEVIDEO: Today was a travel day. As such, a lazy start sees me rise just before lunch and check out of my hostel. The sun has returned today, and since I had a little time before needing to catch a bus I grabbed a bike from the…
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June 12, 2004
Uruguay Day Thirteen (Morning)
PUNTA DEL DIABLO: My last morning in Punta del Diablo. Today I was about to head on to Chuy, once I actually managed to catch a bus. Before I did though, there were a number of things that I was yet to do while still in Punta del Diablo,…
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June 12, 2004
Uruguay Day Ten
PUNTA DEL ESTE: Rising late can do a lot to minimise how much you can do in a day. It did today. Perhaps it was the fact that I got caught in the local handicraft markets for so long, or that I stopped to chat with and feed some of the…
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June 12, 2004
Uruguay Day Eight
PIRIAPOLIS-PUNTA DEL ESTE: Today I was heading on to Punta del Este, and after climbing Cerro Pan de Azúcar yesterday it seemed to me that I had seen most of what Piriápolis had to offer. It was for this reason that I rose late and raced…
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June 12, 2004
Uruguay Day Eleven
PUNTA DEL ESTE-PUNTA DEL DIABLO: Waking in time to do what I needed to do before leaving Punta del Este, I quickly organised myself for the unexpected change in day and made the bus to Punta del Diablo. A small fishing village with only a…
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