May 10, 2013 “We have only a few days left here. We will truly miss new friends. Never know when we might meet again. The beach house has been a treat. The warm weather has left and the cold winds are…
Life in Piriapolis, Uruguay
March 25, 2013 “It is hard to believe we have been in Piriapolis for 2 months already…time has gone fast. We head to Minnesota tomorrow for a few weeks. Time to see family, pay taxes and visit my Oncologist.” Two months went…
Hundreds of vintage cars in Uruguay.
February 15, 2013 “I was amazed at how expensive it is to buy a car in Uruguay. A ten-year-old car costs as much as the same car new in the US. We were surprised to see so many vintage cars…
Colonia del Sacremento, Uruguay
April 26, 2013 “We had heard so much about Colonia, I was thrilled to finally be here. What a nice town. Time always seems to go too fast when you don’t want it to. I would gladly spend more time…
Four places to visit in Uruguay.
February 1, 2013 The past weeks we made up for lost time visiting other places along the coast. Now that we have our car, we can go anywhere. We drove to Punta del Diablo, almost at the top of Uruguay.…
Uruguay’s beaches are getting crowded.
January 4, 2013. “When we arrived, the beach towns east of Montevideo were still relatively quiet…almost deserted. That all changed in the past month. Some due to the holidays. Mainly, the weather has warmed up. Hundreds of cars arrive each day. I have never…
Moving to Piriapolis, Uruguay, had bag stolen.
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…
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…
New Year’s Fireworks in Montevideo, Uruguay
January 1, 2013 “Wow! I am speechless. Never seen a fireworks display like this. Stood on the roof watching hundreds of displays going off at once. Not a hundred fireworks, but hundreds of displays: 360 degrees. The sound was like continuous thunder punctuated…
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…
Our car arrived in Uruguay…but customs won’t release it.
December 16, 2012 “ “Yea! Good news – our car has arrived. Bad news – there may be a problem getting it through the port. We have already talked with our agent 6 times today.” We tracked our car on http://marinetraffic.com…
Parrilla – South American wood grill….. and the weather
December 14 “The world’s best smell – grilled meats. This is no place for a vegetarian. There are grills everywhere. Each evening walking along Sarandi, we see make-shift grills set up in the street. Kids run around. Parents visit, share a drink while…
ATMs, credit cards and misc in Uruguay
December 11, 2012 “Milk comes in a bag here. Chris says he had this in Wisconsin in the country – I’ve never seen it. Need to buy a special pouring container.” December 12, 2012 “Glad we left a signature stamp…
Eating out at night. Restaurants open late.
DECEMBER 7, 2012 “TODAY IS MY BIRTHDAY. Happy birthday me. Chris made reservations at a nice restaurant. He gave me earrings made with a native Uruguayan stone. They are perfect. Once again, we arrived at a restaurant before they opened. The first reservation…
Need Meat! Not just veggies! Visiting the markets.
November 29 “Craving a steak. Meat smells so good on the neighbor’s grill. Our little farmer’s market does not have meats. It does have two cheese/salami trucks and two fish/seafood trucks. Most cheeses I don’t recognize. Cheese lady can’t understand me saying “mozzarella;” how…
Love our Farmer’s Market in downtown Montevideo, Uruguay
November 24 “OMG – at our little farmer’s market we saw a couple featured on House Hunter International. What are the odds? We had walked past their place, but we never really expected to run into them. Our farmer’s market is small. Need 100…
Montevideo has colorful graffiti. Dogs love the green parks
November 17, 2012 “I’m happy Chris was not driving yesterday. The drivers are crazy. I grabbed the armrest a hundred times during the van ride to our apartment. Glad Chris could look around – the graffiti is amazing! It is literally everywhere. This would never…
Arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay – time to get dogs through customs
November 16, 2012 “We arrived!!!! My heart is pounding. Months of planning, now we are here. The Montevideo airport is packed. The lines are long. Used my cane – leg was acting up – they took pity on me and let me…
Miami Airport: Preparing dogs for flight to Uruguay
November 15, 2012 “This is terrible. We are at the airport and the dogs are a mess. I feel so guilty. Perhaps it was not such a good idea to bring the dogs. Next time sedation – for dogs and…
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…