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Leaving Buenos Aires temporarily behind us we boarded a giant catamaran and sped across the Rio Del Plata to Uruguay. With an enormous FedEx box in tow we arrived in a crisp Montevideo eager to get rid of our new piece of luggage. Due to a host of Argentine export problems we had to send our box of goodies from Uruguay instead. Our efforts were eventually rewarded as it was half the price and has safely arrived back in the UK, glass soda siphon intact.

We spent the rest of the day walking around Montevideo, the nation’s capital, feeling good to be back on the road for the final part of our trip. Montevideo is a bit like a smaller, quieter version of Buenos Aires and we got lots of chances to practice our limited Spanish with the locals. Two hours away by bus, the beautiful old town of Colonia del Sacramento gave us another chance to unwind from our last hectic week. With cobbled streets and quaint old cottages this place is packed with Argentinian tourists in the summer, in winter however we had the place to ourselves. Mate seems to be even more popular in Uruguay and to Helen’s delight we even got served Submarinos for breakfast in our hostel. Once our brief visit was over we retraced our steps back to Buenos Aires for the start of our Patagonian adventures.