We spent our last day of our Atlantic crossing in
Montevideo, Uruguay. One day for this wonderful country is of course not
enough, but we got at least a good impression of Montevideo and its
surroundings.
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| Montevideo |
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| FriedaPhoto: Monumento La Carreta |
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| FriedaPhoto: Dogsitting |
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| Palacio Legislativo |
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| Palacio Legislativo |
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| Palacio Legislativo |
Many passengers explored Montevideo on their own as the ship
lay quite near to the historical city. Others went on a full day excursion to
see a bit more of Uruguay. It was amazing to see all the flowering plants and
listen to the singing birds after all this days at sea. It’s just springtime in
South America, perhaps the nicest time of the year to watch birds. South
America is very famous for its huge variation of birds and flowers, and we got
at least a glimpse of it.
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| FriedaPhoto: Ovenbird |
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| FriedaPhoto: Monk parakeet |
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| Martin Overbuschmann: Green-barred Woodpecker |
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| Martin Overbuschmann: Chalk-browed Mockingbird |
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| Who hides here? |
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| FriedaPhoto: A Kiskedee |
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| FriedaPhoto: National Tree of Uruguay and Argentina, Ceibo |
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| FriedaPhoto: Acca sellowiana |
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| Amaryllis |
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| Hibiscus |
The excursion ended in a winery where we got the possibility
to taste different whines in a combination with a typical South American lunch.
It was a little bit a pity that the weather was not nice enough to have the BBQ
outside, but the grilled meat, different sausages and vegetables tasted inside as
well. Tango dancers made our dessert even sweater.
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| Lunch at the winery |
Our last evening ended up in an enjoyable Halloween party together
with the crew.
Tomorrow morning we have to say good bye to new friends. Nobody
wants really to go home – here in the southern hemisphere we have the late
springtime, nearly summer, but at home the darkness of November with its wet
and cold weather is waiting for us. Some passengers made the right decision;
they stay just on board to see the springtime on the Falkland Islands, South
Georgia and Antarctica.
Penguins! Here we come!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
