April in Punta del Este. Fancy because it's where all the Rich and Famous of Argentina and Uruguay hang out in the summer. A small quaint city close to the beach and a much better price in the off season made my decision to delay my return to Buenos Aires for 1 more month an easy one.
Punta del Este is a resort city that sits on a southeast point of Uruguay, but in April it's simply a nice little town. Let's have a look.
Without my steel horse I had a lot to carry down two flights of stairs to a taxi, then most of it went under the bus and in the trunk of another taxi to my new apartment for the month at Torre Antares.
Recommendation: Fuego Urbano for their lunch menu for only $5.50 usd Monday to Friday! See Other Stuff for photos of their food.
Uruguay Tourist Discount - Anyone who's not Uruguayan gets 18% off your restaurant bill. I felt bad for the Uruguayans, but still used the government discount.
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| I'm good for about 4 blocks then this horse breaks down |
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A famous cross of MVD near the
main bus terminal. |
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| Oh man, standing tickets sold in route |
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| Look at this place, coming in to Punta del Este |
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Proper Punta seen as the
Peninsula at the end |
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| Isla Gorriti in the distance, I need a sail boat! |
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| I made it. Perfect place for 1 guy. |
Apartment at Roosevelt parada 14, Torre Antares
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| Not bad |
Started doing Mini-triathlons based on "Kids of Steel" wikipedia page.
First Day - Swim 100m, Bike 5km, Run 800 m.
Last Day - Swim 600 m, Bike 9 km, Run 1.4 km.
Tried to do a Mini Monday, Wednesday and Friday for 3 weeks until I couldn't handle the cold of the pool anymore. The first swims took 2 lengths to warm up and the last days it took about 8 lengths to kinda warm up. The pool was about 10 to14 C and the cold water shower rinse actually felt hot after all my lengths. I felt great too!
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Start in the pool, change to bike
and run gear. Forget putting socks
on with frozen hands. |
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| Feeling like a machine after my swim |
A quick length of the chilly pool
Walking back from the Marina, one of the main spot of Punta del Este for bars and boats.
A few Sundays I made my way to the Farmers and other things Market (only on Sundays). A 3 km walk / run each way. The return after a kraft of wine and a filling bbq lunch carrying an extra 6 to 8 kgs of produce and fish was definitely more entertaining, especially with the "Shit Bomber".
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| Lyons Club here too! |
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| St. Joseph Mary, can't Mary and Joseph get their own schools? |
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| Oh wow, this is not Punta anymore |
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| Lots of houses are named in Uruguay |
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| Nice little bridge |
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| Is that a horse I see |
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| Nice moment |
Sunday Market in Maldonado
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| we're here |
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| Corner resto just across from the Market |
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| Yummy |
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| Clothes |
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| Oh, these must be quality at $30 usd a pair. |
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| Lots of fruit |
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| Let's have a sausage break |
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| Geez, lots of garage sale type stuff |
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Things that would be garbage
normally sold for too much. |
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| Probably some gems in here if you knew what you're doing |
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Live food? or pets? I never saw any
one eating rabbits in Uruguay |
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| Didn't like this seller. Expensive and rude. |
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| Fresh fish |
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| Alright |
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| Late lunch "Parrilla" (BBQ) and 1/2 litre of wine |
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| Weird |
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| Where else would you put a satellite dish |
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| Clay courts, I've never seen it before |
Amazing Ants working away. I really dig ants and you can see in my wine influenced state just how passionate I am.
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| Ants making their on trail |
Returning from the market after a wine and meat lunch I was almost hit by shit grenades! Check out the video!
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| The home of the shit bomber! |
After I threw the pieces of shit back at the guy and in to his pool I had to leave when the perimeter protecting sprinklers were initiated. Definitely having fun!
A quick walk/run down to the Atlantic Ocean near the end of the month to say goodbye one last time.
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Uruguay didn't want me to go
NO BUENOS AIRES BRAD! |
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| Some gorgeous homes |
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| Nice little park on the way to the ocean |
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| Incredible looking bark |
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| What kind of tree is this??? |
Beach pretty quiet as the end of the month approached.
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| Somebody is sailing |
Other Stuff
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Host left no dish soap, bad sign
of a cheap host |
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| Check out the tree roots. Nature is unstoppable. |
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| $40 worth of nuts. |
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| You can't set the burners, only ON and OFF, wtf? |
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| Party time with Nando and friends |
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"Hey, do you think they will notice
if we take some garbage |
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| Screw it, I'm hungry. |
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| Sweet |
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| NHL playoffs! |
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| Great salad - every day! |
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| Old house, modern vehicle = "Honey, we are parking outside" |
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| Buy low, sell high |
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| Menu of the day from Fuego Urbano |
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| Poor dish rack design, the glass rolled right in to the sink. |
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| Yum, homemade salad |
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| Grilled salad |
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| Am I rich? 1 usd = 29 pesos |
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| More Fuego Urbano |
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| Brad's grilled fish |
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| Brad's bean salad |
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| Super cheap chillies! $1 usd for all that! |
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| So easy to right a car off |
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| Resetting airbags, pricey. |
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| That's a big steak! At Fuego Urbano (not the lunch special) |
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Owners of my fav resto which is
across the street |
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