Punta del Este, Uruguay

We departed Buenos Aires by boat, first class! We arrived in Colonia del Sacramento and transfered to a bus. About 5 hours later we arrived in the beach town of Punta del Este. It's a really nice, but expensive beach town. It's famous for its beaches and its discos. Our hostel, Backpackers de la Barra, was a little out of the main city, BUT it was closer to all the cool clubs. After checking in we went to Rex's, which advertised the best chivito in town! Chivito = steak sandwich. Order it completo and you get ham, cheese, egg, lettuce and tomato. It was the best..and first.. steak sandwich ever! That night our hostel was very lively, with everyone drinking and getting ready to hit the town on a Saturday night. Around 2am we left and walked 2 blocks to Crobar. We had a flyer that said free entrance for 2 people. But the doorman said that was wrong and we had to pay. But the manager came up, and reluctantly let us in. Yay! The club had a courtyard in the center and was surrounded by 3 different rooms. We stayed mostly in the room that played pop/top40 like music. And the DJ played some really good songs!!! The room had a window looking outside, so as we were dancing we could see the sun coming up. The last few songs all the guys were scrambling for girls to take home..it was kinda scary/funny. We walked home in the bright early morning and ran into our Aussie roommates, who were coming home at the same time.

The next day after waking up around 2:30pm, we spent the rest of the day at the beach. The beaches are filled with really fine sand, which makes it hard to get off your body! Surprisingly, it got really cold around 6pm so we headed back to the hostel. That night we returned to our favorite place, Rex's, and got another chivito!

Our last day there we checked out and then spent a few hours at the beach. We were in the sun for about 5 hours, so you can imagine we're a little red! We thought Argentines loved their mate, but we think Uruguayans love it even more! People carry their cup, thermos and tea around with them everywhere! The beach, the bus station, walking down the street, etc. Around 5pm, we walked to the bus station and caught our bus to Montevideo.

PS: We love apple Gatorade! It's everywhere here!