I woke up feeling great today, happy to be alive, happy to be in Uruguay and happy to be sharing my time with the lovely Ana. Ana had a bit of a sleep-in so I used the time to catch up on a few emails and use the Internet as I havnt had for last few days. Around mid-morning I went for a walk around the neighborhood stopping at a few supermarkets to buy a few bits and pieces to cook with. For lunch Ana made Pascualina- a delicious spinach pie dish typical of Urugu...

Today the sun was out so I was hoping the temperature might be better and I would get an opportunity to walk around in my boardshorts. Unfortunately the water was still off today which was a bit of a b***** as we still couldn't have a shower or even a cup of tea in the morning. Today I really don't have too much of a plan as anything touristic here costs a lot of money and I can't really warrant spending a bunch of money on something here when across the river in...

Finally the weather is looking better today and I am ready to see Montevideo hopefully at its finest. A lot of Uruguayans are actually on holiday this week as it is Holly week which means less shops are open, more people are around and there are a few film and traditional festivals taking place. First up I went for a walk around the old city where I am staying; finding some very interesting antique and health food shops. I also stumbled across a tourist office wh...

Waking up to more horrible weather I decided the best course of action was to go back to bed. After a little sleep-in I had some breakfast and then decided I would go to the street market. I managed to talk Hailey into joining me so we both rugged up and walked to where the markets were being held. I can't help but notice all the poverty, graffiti and garbage scattered everywhere - which is such a contrast to a world view of Uruguay; which is that of high society...

At 2:30am I was woken up by the other passengers getting their things together and readying themselfs to disembark in Colonia. We waited patiently for the doors to open and then entered the ferry terminal which was also the bus terminal - my first steps in Uruguay were therefor half asleep. I found my bus connection to Montevideo; boarded the bus and then fell straight asleep again. At 5:30am we arrived at the bus terminal in Montevideo and I went about trying t...