Waving goodbye to the boredom that was Montevideo, my next port of call was actually a port also, so pardon me for that unintended pun. The port was the UNESCO town of Colonia Del Sacramento, an hour or so from the capital. The idea here was to arrive in the morning, have a look around the cobbled streets and old walls, taking a few snaps whilst there and then getting on the boat that night, just like the slaves, to our next destination, Buenos Aires, some 3 hours sailing away.

I arrived in Colonia early in the morning and had a few hours to kill before getting on the boat to BA. So I thought, whats the best way to see an UNESCO town? Well, golf cart, why of course! For all the lazy yokes that come to this little popular town including me, or those who have unfortunately worn high heels, the only option is to rent a golf cart (take it with a pinch of salt). Luckily I had my 'very international looking pink drivers license' on me, so with firing him a few fivers over the table, the keys were mine and off we went to have a look and to see what all the fus was about.

To be honest, I didnt really have an idea of how small it actually was but after a quick lap, it was definately smaller than the 'Compton between the round-abouts lets say, so I had totally wasted an amount of money on a means of transportation but gained so much on the other hand in sheer joy by parking literally anywhere and between anything I wanted. To be honest, the town doesnt have a lot to offer other than the small area that is beautiful and UNESCO'd but after a while it becomes all the same, a bit like bunratty castle after an hour or so and so I went then in search of some wine instead.

Uruguay was really hitting the high notes when they placed pieces of meat infront of me and so this continued during the day in question. I had heard so much about how great the steaks were in Argentina but how they were going to better the tenderness that I was tasting here, god only knows. The malbec that was served was also of a high quality, some was from Uruguay but the majority was transported from the city of Mendoza in Argentina. The arteries at this stage were beginning to clog but it was feling so right, each and every time, so I let it continue.

Colonia is the place when people from BA come over for the weekend, queue inline at one of the many ATM's there for quite an amount of time to withdraw as much US dollars as is possible all in one go This leaves locals from Colonia and the gringos that enter the town each day with some dilemma's to face. Both need dollars to operate properally and the locals and gringos going to BA need dollars to exchange in BA on the blue market. Thankfully, I had this preplanned and all was well, but for some, hhmmmm, not so good.

As the rain started over Colonia, it was a telling sign to get the bags and head for uber swanky port to head for BA. After three months or so of travelling, that night was the first night that I had to whip out the rain covers for the bags, so I've had good weather so far, I must admit. Once onboard the boat, after a long enough wait waiting for the actual thing to pull into port, we were on board and settled in our forward facing seats, aimed at Buenos Aires.

So waving goodbye, my stay in Uruguay was brief, around seven days or so but it was a country that I had known little about before having ventured there. Its a small country in size with scenery very similar to ours and home and a weather system all to common also. The people I must say, for the ones I met there were all so kind and helpful. Their culture isnt far from a European one and so one can feel like there close to home and you dont stand out as much as there is a lot of European's who once settled there. Their business lies firmly in agriculture and that can be seen all over and smelt too! Its just a pity that Montevideo didnt shine like I hoped it would shine for me, but all in all a beautiful country to visit, for many reasons but for most of all, to get away from it all, oh and eat great steaks and drink great wines!

Roll on Buenos Aires!