Thought I'd pop through an update before an early night (by SA standards). I spent yesterday in Montevideo. During our irientation walk we came across some sort of music video shoot outside the main theatre which we watched and danced along to for a while. Went and checked out the soccer stadium where the soccaroos played, and walked along a nice beach. I was somewhat in awe of the women (of all ages shapes and sizes) in VERY skimpy bikinis. (I do admit when some...

We arrived in Colonia yesterday checked into outer hotel - The Rovio after a reminder that we all have too much stuff (the 500m walk felt like 5km). Next was a short walk around town to figure out where everything was and a delicious civito lunch. A civito is basically a hamburger bun with a thin piece of steak, ham, cheese, egg and salad and is thoroughly delicious. After lunch Mick (Aussie), Nella (Pom and my room mate), Harriet (Pom) and I all hired a little g...

Yesterday was interesting. I decided to head to the Recoletta cemetery but couldn't be bothered deciphering the city's bus system so caught a cab. Taxis in BA really aren't as bad as people make out. I only flag down ones with a meter and the drivers I've had have been great - friendly and helpful. On the way to the cemetery we came across a protest. I saw a group of people marching through a park carrying banners. At the front of the protest were a large group o...

Got back into BA last night. I met a guy - Thomas in my hostel in Ushuaia who offered to share a cab with me to th airport as he was on the same flight. I was so lucky to meet him! Thomas is Brazillian and speaks fluent English and Spanish (as well as Portuguese, German and one or two others!) He told me about the Ushuaia departure tax (28 pesos) I didnt know about when I couldnt understand the guy at the check in desk. It also turns out I had forgotten to move m...

We arrived back in Ushuaia early yesterday evening after an exceptionally smooth trip across the Drake. (ok so I was a bit disappointed we didn't get any of the rough seas the Drake is famous for). Most of us opted to stay onboard after dinner and headed up to the Polar Bear Bar to hear Jeff play and to hang out. It was a lot of fun but tinged with sadness as none of us really wanted to leave. A fair few drinks and silly photos were had by all. This morning was...