Uruguay - who knew it has lovely beaches? We decided that, before heading south to Patagonia and the cold, we should check out La Paloma, a beach town 4hrs east of Montevideo. After being assured by Luis from the hostel in Montevideo that the sea would be properly blue there, not the slightly sick looking brown of the river, we bought our bus tickets and set off.
It was an excellent decision. The town was sleepy and mostly deserted, waiting for the summer season to start. We found a great hostel, La Balconada, one back from the beach and run by a lovely couple. It might be a little ungrateful to say this, but it was a tad hot. As I type this, it's now 34oC upstairs in the shade with a breeze coming through the big sliding doors. Ah well, it's a hard life travelling. Luckily the beach is just over the sand dunes.
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| Storm front moving across Balconada Beach, Uruguay |
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| The delightful La Balconada Beach Hostal |
The hostel had nice rooms, comfortable sitting areas, great barbecues and our new BFF (Best Furry Friend), Forlan the labrador. He came on any outing that was offered - walks down the beach, to the bank, to the supermarket (though he got bored of waiting and headed home without us) and best of all swims at the beach. He'd swim with us for a while and once he'd had enough he'd get out then sit on our towels until we were finished. By our second night in the hostel he slept outside our door . . . luckily even I realised we couldn't take him with us . . .
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| Forlan - always where the action is... |
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| ....exhausted after a hard nights partying |
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| Site of our first swim in the Atlantic Ocean |
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