In Montevideo we decided to stay in hotel for a change as it was cheaper. We were promised lots of chintz but thankfully is wasn´t as bad as we expected. It also had the added bonus that when you flicked what you thought was the light switch ´hotel Calafornia´ came blurting out. As we arrived late we ate, watched TV and slept. Our first day here was not as jam packed as we had planned as surprisingly it was another bank holiday with half day openings. Mor...

The boat ride accross to Colonia del Sacramento seemed smooth but you could feel the sea the moment you left your seat. Keeley did not enjoy it not the biggest boat fan. On the first afternoon we wondered around the old town very picturesque but a very cold wind. In the evening we tried some Uruguaian wine not the best will be sticking to the Argentia wine from now. We then headed out to a local bar where we played doubles pool with a local who did not seem to un...