Hola chicos

Firstly lets deal with the issue that appears to be causing the most interest. Yes I have purchased 3 vests, they are small, lightweight and provide a direct ventilation stream to the armpits which has proved invaluable. I won´t let you all bully me out of my new way of life, I´m a vest man and proud (although it´s a bit cooler now).

We´re now in Montevideo where we´ve been since Saturday and we´re 3 days into our 5 day Spanish course which is going well although we do need to get away from all the English speakers and try to practice a bit more. The hostel we´re staying in is very nice and there´s a good bunch of people there. We´re heading out tonight with a few others and some locals which should be fun. Montevideo is a very relaxed city and has a nice old town and loads of markets to explore where you can literally buy anything you can think of, I had cold sweats thinking about all the tat my mother would buy if she were ever there. Montevideo´s biggest drawback has been the mosquito swarms which are everywhere and have led to Government intervention. There are so many they are even biting me although I´m not having the same reaction to Alison who is covered in lumps.

Anyhow we´re off up the east coast on saturday for a bit of beach time before Autumn takes hold here. Apologies for the lack of pictures but Uruguay has pretty cack computers.

Jerome/Laura, sorry we´re not going to with you for the big day. Have a really great day and enjoy the honeymoon.

Hasta luego.