Planned our last days on the beach in Uruguay. Took a ferry from Buenos Aires to Colonia del Sacramento which was Portuguese settled in the 1600s. (Pic of Colonia is from lighthouse, upper left.) It was strategic to smuggle goods and irritate the Spanish in Buenos Aires. But the Portuguese eventually lost control to the Spanish. Architecture and cultural flavor remains Portuguese.
Next night was in Punta del Este. Punta is marketed as the pearl, the gem... the jet set paradise. We finally had to buy US $6 beers and a $10 margarita. Yikes! But the marina was wonderful. Beach side dining was grand. The highlight was time on the beach with hours of wonderful body surfing and Allan's bivalve pedicure. The other highlight was a big surprise....
...we left him over 700 miles away... then ran into him in Punta del Este... he was walking on the street... we were in a restaurant enjoying sangria. It was one of those "what are the chances" kind of experiences. We met Miss Quito and Jen on purpose in Buenos Aires. But we said our 'final' goodbye to Jan in Iguazu then said hello again in Uruguay.
So our over 24 hour journey home has begun. We spent one more night in Buenos Aires, flew to Santiago from where I am writing. Then we board a plane for Los Angeles and up the long coast. We had Starbucks and McDonalds for a reentry transition today. We want them to turn on the air conditioning here full blast. Since they won't do it, I am afraid winter will slap us in the face. Rightly so. Look forward to seeing friends and family. Home is a good place to be.
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