Punta Del
Diablo
The bus ride was choppy but dropped us in a dark and very distinctly beachy town, almost a hamlet if you will, and we
immediately started trucking around trying to find accommodations.  THE PEOPLE ARE SOOOO FRIENDLY IT IS
RIDICULOUS!!! Even the local police department was in on the action calling people they knew to see if there were any
vacancies.  Let me explain, it is high season here and EVERYONE and of course their mamas are at the beach, so there is
limited availability.  The only things we found were for 50$ US per night! YEAH RIGHT.  Then Antonio, the local lifeguard,
who was waiting for his family to get off a bus from Montevideo helped us find a place for over an hour!  Ultimately, we
ended up staying for FREE in the teensy-tiny back room of this converted boat bar where the owner was sooo nice and
generous! We then decided to have a beer at the boat bar (called Chiquititos) to say thank-you.  Well, we got that liter for
free because it was semi-frozen and then we started 'Spanishing' with a group of local Uruguayans.  I was 'Spanishing'
non-stop; I was quite amazed at my language skills.  We then headed to the local club, where there was dancing and the
introduction of caiprina's (a Brazilian alcoholic beverage that Amir would probably drink liters of...) until almost 7 a.m. The
next day, the owner of the boat bar found us the cheapest place, next door! and was only fifty feet from the beach! Talk
about luck. That's the kind of travelling that makes backpacking worthwhile.
The Boat Bar, known as Chiquitos, was a good central
location on the single street in the town.  The little
room where we stayed the night was sooo smokey
because the grill for customers was five feet away!
We were seriously budgeting and
developed a routine of eating a 'bauru'
(a grilled sandwhich-burger with fried
egg, corn, peas, mayonaise, ketchup,
mustard, tomato, meat (for Celene) and
cheese  every day for around 70 pesos
= 2.50$  Then we made our own dinners!
Celene's Best Going-Out Attire....sweats...sweet!
We were given free beers by Winston at the
boat bar, where we met a group of Uruguayans.  
Of course we started 'Spanishing' (the language
just flows with the further consumption of
alcohol...) and they invited us to go to the
discoteca in the outskirts of town!
The Boat Bar during the daytime.
The pathway from our room and us getting
ready for some beachy action.
Celene, Winston and Keeli
This is the view
once you walk
down the path to
the single
street in the
entire town.  
Our journeys to
the beach were
gloriously short
and the sound of
the waves
crashing on the
beach was great
to put you to
sleep at night.  
It was a good
time for
personal
reflection and
creative thinking!
' Juice Party' with new British friends
Kate and Ryan.  Good times.
Our Room, Activities and
Around Town
That is a 'jug of wine', courtesy of our new
Uruguayan amigos! The walk to the disco was
awesome, we taught them the method for taking
shots, all instructions in Spanish!
Antonio, the
local lifeguard,
introduced us
to Winston
who helped us
rent the room.  
We also met
this guy, who
also helped us
out and hung
out one night-
it was
hilarious!
Uruguay, Punta Del Diablo in
particular really marked the
return of 'Traveller's
Inertia' and we felt
especially inspired....
Sand dunes on the outside of town.