Day trip to Uruguay

Sunday dawned bright and early for us, as we scrambled to get ready for our 6:45am Uber to the ferry port. We were through immigration and waiting to board by 7:05 – quickly realising that the advice to get there an hour before the ferry leaves definitely wasn’t necessary at that time of the day. We eventually boarded at 8:05 and the ferry left about 20 minutes later… Colonia del Sacramento here we come!

We arrived in Colonia del Sacramento about an hour and fifteen minutes later and were immediately struck by the contrast from the big Argentinian capital we’d left behind… this is a charming little town with cobblestone streets and colonial architecture.

We began our day with a mini second breakfast at a cafe, and then continued walking around in the sunshine breathing in the fresh sea air.

There was some serious gaming going on at the cafe!

Although we’d planned to meet the Grants here, they were coming in on a later ferry than us, and we were getting an earlier ferry back – so we needed to make the most of our time. We headed to the famous lighthouse, to see the town from a new perspective.

Thankfully, getting money from an ATM was a far easier process here than in Argentina, so we had cash to pay for our tickets (they only accepted cash).

We were really enjoying the quieter pace and the sunshine here, charming is absolutely the word we’d use to describe this town.

After a stroll through the local markets, we sat by the sea and watched the sailing boats while we waited for the Grants, it was just lovely. Soon they joined us and Alys and Ffion were straight off to find Elijah and Sylvie down by the rock pools.

It was fab catching up and comparing our last two days in the big city. We shared a delicious lunch together – seafood paella, cocktails and pizza for the kids!