A short story from today: I am sailing on a boat between Argentina and Uruguay. The boats name is Silvia Ana! Who would have ever thought that I will travel to Uruguay on a boat that has the same name as me? 🙂 I can still remember the geography lesson when our teacher Mr. Mezei made a “blind map” and we had to put the right name to a huge bay between Argentina and Uruguay. This is the widest river in the world – with a maximum width of about 220 kilometres – the river Rio de la Plata is the confulence of the river Uruguay and the river Paraná. It was just yesterday when I was having lunch with Maria’s family and we drove along the river, when I realized where I actually was. Such an incredible feeling that this time I am not travelling with a “finger” on a blind map, but actually being here right now! Sailing on a “Buquebus Silvia Ana” boat that cost me around 280 Argentinian pesos (40Eur) one way. I bought it last minute and they gave me a tourist class, no idea if there is another cheaper one… But I had to accept, cause I was anxious to get on board.

Uruguay, as a destination was not initially included in my plans. I don’t even now why. My friend Manoela from Porto Alegre (Brasil), was the first one who told me to go to Uruguay. And as I started talking about my trip loud, there were more and more people that recommended going to Uruguay. The plan is too firstly stop in Colonia, which should be an old town with colonial architecture. And later, continue to for a quick stop in Montevideo, where I will return later for the weekend. But my big plan is to get to Cabo Polonio. From what I understood, it should be a place that is fairly remote from the civilization and it should be harder to get there. But of course, as lot of travellers go there, I am not expecting that it’s abandoned or very wild. I just don’t feel like staying in a very touristy place like Punta del Este.

Finally, I went to “Perota Chingo” concert last night. Another great recommendation from Maneola. The band consists of two Argentinian girls and other members from Uruguay and Brasil. I felt in love with this group, after seeing their video shot exactly in Cabo Polonio. During the concert, they played songs from different South American countries and the atmosphere was magical. Everything started to match… It’s time to discover Uruguay and make it to Cabo Polonio! Yeah!