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Over the last few days we have encountered one or two problems... but hey surely you need these stories to make the full travelling experience!! Firstly we booked a coach from Iguazu Falls to Uruguay's Capital, Montevideo, via Concordia (or so we thought). But at 5.45am the bus driver comes up shouting at Easton and I, that this is our stop, disorientated from just being woken up we headed off the coach to find that we were not at Concordia bus terminal like we booked but on a dirt track by the side of an empty highway. Spanish phrasebook in hand we were trying to communicate with the driver who spoke no English, to find out where we were. Apparently the ticket that we had booked was only to the access road that leads to Concordia. Not impressed, we flagged down another bus that was heading in our direction. The sun was barely in the sky, the bus was empty with ripped seats and what looked like a bullet hole in the windscreen... two travellers hitch hiking on a lonely road, could have been a scene out of Wolf Creek!! That bus still didn't drop us off the station but in a small village, although we didnt have to pay, I was starting to panic now!! We headed into the local police station to see if we could find where we needed to go. After a few points in the right direct we jumped on another bus and we were finally there. Only another two coaches until we reach Montevideo.
We checked into Unplugged Hostel which was like a small Victorian terrace and had the nicest facilities of anywhere we had stayed so far, plus we'd got a deal 3 nights for the price of 2. The city itself wasn't anything to write home about but its another country to tick off and a few cheap days. The weather didn't help either as we'd been spoiled by Brazil's glorious sunshine. On top of the horrendous bus journey we realised with only 5% remaining on the battery that we had left our power cable for the netbook back in Foz... over 1000 miles away!! When your so far away from home, with no mobile phone your laptop is like your lifeline. A couple of America guys from South Carolina let me borrow their laptop to skype Mum and Dad. Its amazing how friendly people are in hostels, you get chatting to people from all walks of life with no pre-conception of one another. The following morning after a few recommendations by the hostel receptionist we headed into town to try to buy a replacement charger...NIGHTMARE!! No where does British adaptors, but after going the length of the city we finally found one...yeah back on line!! Going for a few well needed drinks tonight to celebrate Suzanna a Colombian girls birthday and hopefully the the next stop to the lively city of Buenos Aires will run a little smoother xx
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