After some scrambling to find someone with a wrench so that I could take the wheel off my bike, I made it onto a bus back to Montevideo. Yup, it is way faster by bus than on bike! It was pretty much a travel or prepare for travel day, so nothing too exciting to say. Well, except for the titillating store names. I bought some groceries at Ta Ta, then looked at some clothes in a store called t***. When I went by a development called a Strip Center I had to wonder i...

The cycling Gods decided to laugh at me today by providing a nice, strong headwind. No worries, I can ride slowly like the best of them! I did manage to make it out of the lowest gear a few times, but that was just for pedaling down some rather solid hills. Not going to lie, I missed my touring bike today, but Winner and I made it with a paltry 6 gears and some determination. Besides, it gave me an excuse to stop a lot and admire the views. The first third of t...

Another scorcher of a day, it was 33 Celsius when I checked the weather just before noon. I was pretty thankful for the shaded bus stops, had to take more breaks and drink tons of water just to stay sane. It is beautiful going along the water, but that also means less shade. I tried cutting through small towns when I could, which made for a slightly cooler and interesting ride. Still spent a fair amount of time on the main highway as it is unavoidable at times. A...

Winner and I set out from Montevideo for the town of Atlantida. In spite of the name, we are not yet at the ocean. The Rio Plata is pretty big though and has sandy beaches everywhere. It made for some very interesting cycling, as there were loads of people running, walking, cycling along the Rambla and the reward for all that hard work is to lay on the beach. Of course my eyes were focused on riding and I didn't notice all those buff beach bums... sure, we will g...

Colonia del Sacramento was founded in 1680. I will spare you the history lesson but it was pretty cool to see this Unesco Heritage site. The Spanish and Portuguese influence is clear as it should be after all the fighting they did over this town. there were plenty of history lessons, stories and of course lots of walking. the old cobbled streets are mostly free of traffic. On the drive in (I took and actual guided tour for one) we stopped at Hotel Nirvana for m...