I hate the beach but even I would have liked to have gone for a paddle yesterday to cool down. No people....even better.
Punta del Este by bike
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We've just got back and instead of Adri getting the ferry back by herself yesterday and me doing the long trek back up to Gualeguaychu and then back down again to BA, I rode from Punta to Colonia yesterday and we met up, having booked a great hotel, the Leoncia, being only three blocks from the ferry port.
I'm really glad we did because we had a chance to spend time together just the two of us -more on our sojourne in Punta later on as I'm feeling a bit cream-crackered tonight.
I was really taken with Colonia, even though it's a bit touristy, but still retains its charm. The prices in Uruguay are another matter though.
Here are a few shots from the last couple of days.
Wonderful rolling countryside
The famous Chivito which I'll remember forever
BA from the river
Colonia
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Good idea.
We spent part of out honeymoon in Colonia....a day trip from Montevideo, which to be honest I much preferred.
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I only did 1000 kms, but it felt one heck of a lot further on my rear end,
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At least you had an engine....on my bike tours I didn't!
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Certainly beats any pool I've been in.....not that I've been in many right enough.
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Looks like this was a win all-round for you Splinter, both the travel and the place itself. I doff my cap.
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I would like to have friends like Splinter .....
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Not so sure I'd like to be there out of seaon in a howling gale. All bit too bare looking for me to be honest. How far away was the local pub?
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It looks like a perfect Wedding Venue. Just a thought...
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Splinter , is this close to Punta Ballena?
GlasgowJohn about 15 kms west of Ballena across the bay.
Not so sure I'd like to be there out of season in a howling gale. All bit too bare looking for me to be honest. How far away was the local pub?
The lady of the house had to protect from lightning strikes by adding conductor rods and a closed circuit leading to earth for everything connected by cables.
Anyway, I'm a big fan of storms and there's nothing I'd like more than to be watching a storm or a howling gale from the comfort of that beach house to bring the senses alive.
It looks like a perfect Wedding Venue. Just a thought...
Yes, that is indeed a thought
Looks like this was a win all-round for you Splinter, both the travel and the place itself. I doff my cap.
Indeed, mate, we were very lucky.
Adri has been there numerous times without me since I was put off by her friend's foibles such as om meditation sessions before dinner and other house rules that she's very emphatic about, so in the end I thought the best compromise was to bike over to get the best of both worlds.
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The lady of the house had to protect from lightning strikes by adding conductor rods and a closed circuit leading to earth for everything connected by cables.
Anyway, I'm a big fan of storms and there's nothing I'd like more than to be watching a storm or a howling gale from the comfort of that beach house to bring the senses alive.
I blame my negative response on a memory that's lived with me for over 40 years. When I was a teenager I once caught a BEA Viscount from Glasgow to Campbeltown for a weekend away camping in the wilds. I hiked up the coastline and pitched my tent on the dunes next to beautiful sandy beach. During the night a storm got up and I didn't get a wink of sleep as I thought the tent would blow away with me inside.
From then on I have never been a lover of beach places.
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My first impressions of Uruguay:
You know you're in a different country as soon as you cross the border because of the excellent condition of the roads which are all signposted uniformly and in a logical and consistent manner. Even the road surfaces are painted correctly to indicate lane separation, no overtaking etc.
Roundabouts are used correctly by everyone.
Drivers stop at pedestrian crossings every single time, even if there are no lights. No ifs or buts.
I never had to wait longer than a minute to get served with petrol and there were no queues at the petrol stations.
Credit cards accepted everywhere.
Barely any litter to be seen and even less graffiti.
It's an expensive country when compared to Argentina, but perhaps the prices are more real-world, with our hotel in Colonia being US$69, which is on a par with Europe.
Uruguayan drivers are courteous and the only near misses I had were with Arg drivers.
Uruguayans are as simpatico as Argentines, however they seemed far less intense to me and more laid back.
Much less of a police presence everywhere.
Motorbikes don't pay road tolls universally, which is very sensible.
I'm sure there are other observations...
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Roundabouts are used correctly by everyone.
This sentence alone makes it worth trip. To keep touch with the real world.
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Not surprised...my missus thinks the UK is on a different planet to Argentina.
And no wonder...hardly any cold water this morning so no hot water for the third time in a couple of months due to there not being enough pressure in the pipe to fill the tank on the roof. I wouldn't mind if it were free but they keep sending us bills for the service they're providing us.
The electricity service is another story.
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