After Rio, we enjoyed two sea days, my favorites. I read, played Bananagrams, walked, read some more, played Word Trip on my phone and watched the ocean for hours. Oh, and I ate. My stomach seems to have synched with another passenger since 3 times in two days we were in the elevator going to the Lido for food.
In Punta del Este today. Looks like a modern resort town with lots of beaches. I wanted to see the Playa de Los Dedos (beach of the fingers), known for the giant statue that appears to be a hand reaching up from the sand. But, we arrived at 7 a.m. and sail away at 2 p.m. And because we're anchored so far from shore, it is a minimum of a 45 minute tender ride to shore each way.
Besides, I'll be getting off tomorrow in Buenos Aires and the next day in Montevideo - my two favorite cities in South America. I'll be buying my fourth antique seltzer bottle in BA - I've bought one each trip there. Not expensive and I love them. Here's what they look like.
Here are some photos. I'll take more as we sail away and add them from Buenos Aires tomorrow.
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| I can't get a photo that does justice to the small island we're anchored next to. |
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| Punta del Este is larger than I expected, with a lot of highrises and huge beach resorts. |
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| The beautiful island |
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| MSC is stalking us. I was hoping to see Ioane Asotasi because he's working on an MSC ship and we've been texting but they are doing the same ports here but a day later. Talofai! |
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| Breakfast of a crepe with lemon and some cantaloupe for breakfast with Punta del Este in the background. |
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| This is why people say never be naked in your cabin. I'd just gotten up and opened the drapes. Luckily, I also threw on a robe because that's the roof of a tender that normally sits a couple of decks above me. They lowered it for tendering. Could have been a surprise for me and the guys on the boat. |
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| I believe that breakfast delivered to me is one of life's great luxuries. I order room service sometimes on sea days. This was breakfast yesterday. Yum. |
Someone asked if I'm ready to go home since it's been 20 days, which for most, is a long cruise. No. And I suspect that I'll be no more ready to leave on May 12 than I am now. I could live this way forever.... (or until they dragged me off because I ran out of money).
Took my Mother to Puenta Del Este many years ago with a friend of hers sho had lived there. It was interesting! Too European for me. Like you I loved B.A. and Montvideo.
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