Colonia de Sacramento, Uruguay

We decided to skip out on Buenos Aires and travel on to Uruguay. We boarded a large ferry this morning for an hour ride across the border. Once arriving in Colonia, we first went to book Sarah and Stevens bus ride to Montevideo for tomorrow since they will be flying out. I´m very sad to see them go, i wish they could continue with us. This will be a wonderful end to their trip though. We checked into Hostel El Viajero and then headed out for food. We walked down the street and stopped at an ATM to get Uruguay Pesos (conversion is about 23 to one US dollar) so everything seems like it is supper expensive. We first went to a fruit and vegetable market and I bought some of the best peaches i have ever had as well as tomatoes and bananas. We then headed to the market to buy lunch meat and other snacks. Immediately we returned to the hostel to devour our sandwiches and then get ready for the beach. Sarah and I walked about a half a mile to the beach and waded in the water for a bit. It is the calmest water I have ever seen in the ocean. There are sand bars you can walk out to and the sand feels almost like mud. After walking around a bit, we found a nice spot on the dry sand and sat down to people watch until the sun went down. It felt really nice to lay out and just relax since we have been going going going for so long. Once the sun set, we headed back to the supermarket to buy food for dinner. We decided to make pasta with tomato sauce and fresh tomatoes, chicken, fresh corn on the cob, bread and peaches. The meal was wonderful, especially since we managed to find some spices at the store (the food so far in argentina especially is very bland). We just finished dinner and took a shower and now we are lounging around for the night. The plan for tomorrow is to hit the beach again!