In the bay at 7:00 am but quite a way off shore, so long tendering times today. They even called in some larger tenders because of the distance and number of people going onto shore. We are in Punta del Este, Uruguay. Tour was called “Capturing the moment” so as you might surmise, it was mainly for photo opportunities, but we only got off the bus for real photo opportunities twice. Therefore you will see some window signs in some of the photos if I can’t get them cropped. You will see pictures of the peninsula lighthouse, some shoreline, La Mano sculpture coming out of the sand on Bravo Beach, and a huge dazzling white house which is where artist Carlos Paez Vilaros lived and worked. Also she showed us La Barra bridge where the river meets the sea. Because of the increased traffic with people moving to the area, they had to add a second bridge right beside the first, but the lanes are not strong enough for the bus to cross. One bit of information as we passed a large number of really small houses is that “they” (I assume the government) built these houses to move people to this area so the “slums “ could be demolished. Apparently this really helped their rate of crime. I must say that the areas we saw seemed to be very clean and we didn’t see any people who appeared to be homeless on the streets.
A few more points of information from our reading. Punta del Este is reportedly one of the most appealing sea side resorts in the world, with lots of open air sculptures on the beaches. We only saw the one piece of art. The official name of the country is La Republica Orientales del Uruguay (Uruguay’s Eastern Republic) and refers to the position east of the Uruguay River. Bordered by Argentina to the west and Brazil to the north. The capital is Montevideo, which is where we are going tomorrow. Asado is the Uruguayan BBQ, and I think Joan has the recipe for the marinade they use. After our tour, we did have lunch with a friend in the city before going back to the ship. Had a local beer, tuna tartare, and Joan and I split an Uruguayan sandwich that was like a Cuban sandwich and very good.
Thanks for your helping us understand and see the world!
ReplyDeletePaul and I are enjoying your great adventure thru your wonderful journaling and photos. I do have a question. Is everyone on the ship traveling the same distance as you and Joan? Thank you for taking the time to share so many thoughts and pictures. I see a Primetimer program in the making. 🤗
ReplyDeleteCool blogs, keep them up. Safe travels.
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