April 4, 2014 - Friday
BOTTOM LINE:
Flew from Buenos Aires, Argentina to Montevideo, Uruguay
NOTEWORTHY:
Uruguay is one of the most "developed" countries in South America...Clean and organized, low crime, little corruption, legalized pot and prostitution.
BACK STORY:
Leaving our lovely Hotel Mitico in Buenos Aires we headed to the airport to catch a short thirty minute flight to Montevideo, Uruguay. We were a bit apprehensive about our next destination because most Trip Advisor comments about the RCI resort were very unfavorable noting poor conditions and cleanliness! Bruce and I figured that if the place was better than the hostels in New Zealand it would be fine.
The flight went quickly as did the customs of Uruguay. We planned to rent a car and have the flexibility and freedom of day trips. The resort was quite a ways out of town.
We picked up our little Chevy and headed northeast to Punta Del Estes. The drive took about one and a half hours. The highway was paved, in good shape and had two lanes in each direction. We shared the road with bicycles, pedestrians and mopeds all of which hugged the right side of the shoulder.
Punta Del Estes is on a peninsula in the Parana River...the same river that Buenos Aires is on but closer to the Atlantic Ocean. Being closer to the Atlantic, we were hopeful that the water and beaches would be as pristine as the tourist brochures advertised.
We arrived in the dark and were escorted to our unit. We were shown three units before we found one that was acceptable and free of bugs! We left our things and headed to a "supermercado" near the resort for a few provisions. Prices were high and selections were limited so we bought a small box of cereal for $8 and milk to get us through breakfast. Luckily there was a restaurant at the resort where we could eat dinner before returning to our unit to unpack.
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