Vacation - La Paloma

We wait all year for these weeks. Thoughts of languid days, rough furniture and very few showers help us to last out the frigid winds of winter in Uruguay. If not for Rocha I don't know that we'd have made it.

                            

We weren't disappointed.                                                        

 Amalia came for a few days.  She had a great time with the exception of that one arrest which was huge misunderstanding, charges she's likely to beat.

Jani, Mora, Clo

Gonzalo

  








Claudia Carambula swung by too. We entertained the idea of going to La Pedreda for a day, but in the end couldn't. We won't likely see Chero and family until they're back in town.



 Two asados the week I was there. I did ok at my turn, for the other a friend took over and showed me a few new tricks. Watch me next time.

Cacho worked the mussels.

Pass the er....

Me make fire.

The kids were drawn to the town fair; crafts, henna tattoos, crazy t-shirts. We had to go a few times and hang out, but it was easy.

It was an easy evening at the fair.

Vincent, Joaquin, Emilio check out the fair.

Afternoon break means WAR!

I introduced fly strips to La Paloma.

 It was nice to be out of doors, all the time. And better usually, the flies were pretty bad. I killed many, but there's still more work to be done.

I got crazy trying to capture the sunset with my digital camera.

Cacho and Janine get the fish night going.

 

A moment of peace.

A week spent very chummy.

We have news of the unrelenting snows in the Northeast. Of course, we miss the snow, but that sounds wrong when you have too much that just won't quit. So for now we are in glorious summer and that ain't bad.

Thanks for reading.

Rocha again

I had the pleasure of another trip east to the beaches the first days of this new year. My friend 'Mono', his son Emilio and I visited a friend's small beach cabin in Punta Rubia. This is a tiny (developing) town, just passed La Pedreda, which is just passing La Paloma. A long ways out, but worth the trip. Claudia's "ranchito" was a little rough but homey. The beach is wild and nearly deserted. I had one of the best swims I can remember. The water was the perfect temperature, the waves strong, but not overwhelming and NO ONE around. It was divine.















We also got a chance to check out La Pedreda and man is it a scene. The main drag is full of shops and restaurants. I'm told it's one of the hottest beaches now. Loads of people, tons of beautiful girls (and guys). A bit much for me, but it was nice to hang a while. We have a friend with a house there. He's been a life guard in La Pe for many years and can still handle that surf. The beach has strong waves, rocks and wicked rip-tide that pulls out probably two people each day. Chero really earns his pay. We had a nice visit to his guest cabin, the main house is rented out. We made pizzas on the fire. It was great.

That's wife Mariajose tending to the pizzas with a headband flashlight. Chero is just behind his son Nacho.