We´ve had a lovely day in snoozy Colonia....firstly a fantastic night´s sleep in a comfy bed- such a treat after our previous nights in the very noisy place in Buenos Aires... We also have our own bathroom for the price we have been paying elsewhere to walk down the corridoor so it feels like absolute luxury! Had a nice, powerful hot shower this morning- the first time all of those elements have come together! We then spent the day wandering round the old town...

Well we've travelled across the water to Uruguay. It is joined to Argentina and Brazil but apparently it is difficult to get across by land because there's always protestors in the road! So this morning we jumped on a catamaran from Buenos Aires and in one hour found ourselves in the lovely historic city of Colonia Del Sacramento. It´s not the capital- That´s Montevidoe- a 2 hour bus ride along the coast but being here gives us a taste of thcountry and another ...