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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 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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June 12, 2004
The Paraguayan Fugitive
In the morning, on Friday, we all headed out to go shopping in Ciudad del Este, Paraguay. I had no visa for Paraguay, and my visa for Brazil had run out the day before, yet there were no problems for me to check out of Argentina. From this…
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June 12, 2004
Uruguay Day Seven
PIRIAPOLIS: A travel day today. After finding Montevideo very quiet and without much to see or do I am quite glad to be going actually. My goal today is to reach Punta del Este, although I received an email telling me about great views…
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June 12, 2004
Uruguay Day Six
MONTEVIDEO: Well today I started early, and a lot has happened. It seemed easy to rise just after 8am this morning, although a fight with the shower again set me back in my early schedule. It turned out that the flame on the gas heater had…
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June 12, 2004
Uruguay Day Twelve
PUNTA DEL DIABLO: A whole day to discover the beaches and wonders of this remarkable village of Punta del Diablo. My first objective was to visit the lighthouse down the end of one of the long beaches. After this I simply took time out to…
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June 12, 2004
Uruguay Day Fourteen (End)
CHUY-TREINTA Y TRES: After wandering around Brazil and Uruguay for a while, I finally catch the bus to Treinta y Tres. After two weeks of traveling around Uruguay as a tourist it was all about to end. I did not mind though because I was…
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June 12, 2004
Meeting The Scotts
TREINTA Y TRES: The main purpose of traveling through Uruguay was to visit the Goodmans. A family that I met via email through mutual friends. They lived in Treinta y Tres, the capital city of the province of the same name. This is where I…
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June 12, 2004
Uruguay Day Four
MONTEVIDEO: As seems to be my trend lately, I managed to rise just after 10am. Breakfast was until 11am so I still had time for a shower first. My room mate, Mike, had long since disappeared to Colonia. He was working his way around most…
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