January 14, 2013. “All the extra stuff that arrived with the car made my packing job tougher. I was up half the night. It is my job to pack the bags. It is up to Chris to put it all…
The internet in South America
January 8, 2013 “How did anyone travel before the internet? I guess we did, but I would be lost without it now. It is our lifeline to the rest of the world. An internet connection is at the top of…
Our car cleared customs in Uruguay
January 4, 2013 OMG!!! Our car is ours!! It is sitting on the street below!! Finally! It took forever to get it through customs. We had planned to be in Piriapolis by now. I had forgotten how much stuff we…
We learned the “American Rate”
December 20, 2012 “We stopped at a small café for ice cream. Pointed to a picture of the largest bowl of ice cream. We were handed a small cup, but the price seemed really high. We know that pictures are…
On our way to Uruguay…South America. Car packed. Dogs in. Front door locked.
November 14, 2012 “We will be pulling out of our driveway at 6pm. The car is packed. The dogs are fed. I have my “Bucky” in the front seat. Chris likes night driving. We have an 18 hour drive since…
Shipping our car to Uruguay
November 5, 2012 “We just paid for our car to be shipped to Montevideo, Uruguay. Chris made the reservation just 4 days ago. It feels like we are cutting it close since our flight leaves in 11 days. The cost…
Bought airline tickets for us and our 2 dogs to Uruguay
July 2012 “We bought our plane tickets to Uruguay, the dogs too! We fly November 15th – Miami, Florida to Montevideo, Uruguay. It was more expensive than we thought. We could fly roundtrip to Europe 2 ½ times with the…