Colonia, Uruguay - Here I am, all jazzed to be "driving" for the first time in over four months. Yeah, it´s only a dune buggy, and it probably had the motor of a lawn mower, but a great means to explore the little town of Colonia del Sacramento in Uruguay.
So let´s face it, it´s the end of my trip, and I´ve grown a little weary of being a "slave" to the computer (just wait until how I fell when I get an actual job again!) so let´s keep this short and sweet. And if I know most of you, it´s the pictures you´re all more interested in anyway.
Punta del Este, Uruguay, was the most recent spot of our bechside relaxation. The resort boasts soft, warm sand and your choice of either calm waters or surf on two sides of the small peninsula.
We´d been warned both my travel guidebooks and fellow tourists at the St. Tropez-meets-Miami Beach, upscale feel of this uber-wealthy resort town --- and it lived up to its reputation. In my humble opinion, a perfect punctuation to several months of wet, humid air or bitingly cold winds. Our skin, however, is still complaining about the splotchy bits of red our SPF 40 failed to protect.
And now it´s back in Buenos Aires, where we wait with baited breath for our 3 p.m. check-in to the the five-star city hotel, the Pan Americano. We intend to immediately disrobe, and then re-robe, so to speak, in the hotel granted whites before hitting the famous terrace level pool with a famous view of all the downtown action. And we´re milking the place for every penny, so we will not emerge until precisely noon on Tuesday when they kick us out screaming before making our way to the international airport for the long journey home.
It´s been a trip, to say the least, and one that I´m glad we had/made the opportunity for. If you ever find yourself headed to this part of the world, hit us up for our favorites - helado (ice cream), carne empanadas, licuados and pinguinos among just a few.
-JMH
The stone hands that draw not just sunbathing tourists to the beach on the Atlantic side of Punta del Este.
Alex lubes up with that SPF 40 - note that he´s now wearing a hat and t-shirt to further aggravate the ever-darkening pink hue.
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