Day 22 – Punta del Este
By Saturday March 3, Roberto finally came through. I had sent messages complaining about the missing necessities. He explained that his usual support person, Raoul, was off and apologized for the breakdown. The daily maid service is nice though – and she brought us the missing supplies (although redundant now). Returning to an apartment with dishes done and having the bed made for you is a nice perk though and helps make up for the bumpy start.
And the ice cream still is fantastic – we’ve eaten it out twice and in the apt twice already – no wonder I can’t lose weight! So time for a llllloooonnnggg walk. We decided to check out the Barra Bridge which is the entry point to Punta del Este along the east coast. It’s a very cool looking bridge, but I can’t imagine it’s very practical for vehicles. We greatly underestimated the heat and strength of the sun to be taking a 12 km walk each way in the heat of the day. But the walk was interesting, starting with the race track setup for the E1 race (formula 1 race for electric cars) and passing many beautiful homes and condos including the under construction Trump Tower. As we crossed away from the ocean side, the scenery shifted to old cars and old horses – this is where the workers who sustain the lifestyles for the rich and famous live. Finally at the bridge we were unable to find transportation back – no busses here on a Saturday, and no taxis either.
Once back closer to home, we picked up some beer and empanadas from a market on the street – so good! So good in fact, that we decided to save some money by not eating out for dinner and went back and purchased some quiche like tuna/olives and cheese/tomato pies. We had enough sun from the long morning walk, so spent the afternoon indoors reading, napping and doing more research on Iguazu Falls.
