Around the ‘hood on my spanish lesson walkabout: There’s a big Rolex Southern Atlantic Circuit refatta this week; we rode out to the east beach, toward La Barra, to have a look. No boats; instead we saw mosquitos and a thunderstorm building: Headed home for bug spray, snd as it turned out, to wait it out. Along the way home: rode back out & ended up back at the harbor on the peninsula, where we caught the finish. Pretty spread out, pretty anti-climatic: Next day, out to the

Rode down to the harbor, on the peninsula: A local regatta was happening, several one-design classes. Walked out to the end of the breakwater, turned out to be the start/finish line. Biggest fleet was the Optimist Prams: The start: A look around: Out around the point and back through the peninsula, had an excellent pizza at Atrevida Pizzeria: Facetime with August, pushing buttons to try to add Adrienne, took this shot inadvrtently: Our hosts are extremely social, there’s of

Jan 21 - Went in to the actual peninsula of Punte del Este (it actually comprises only 20% or so of the full town). It’s cool - older buildinfs with character, a pedestrian shopping stretch, a coast promenade with restaurants, a yacht harbor. Had a nice lunch at a low key local spot Rustic: Found current favorite helado shop - Lucciano’s: Jan 22 - long (10 mi) bike ride to Arboretum Lussich. Very nice - longish hike, really good cafe where we had coffee and lunch. Passed a pr

Discovered the next town up the coast: La Barra. Smaller, funkier, surfer vibe. We like it. From across the estuary connecting it to Punte del Este (from which i rode my bike): One of its local claims to fame is an odd bridge over the estuary: The beach: Good coffee at Mahalo, Hawaiian motif: Good lunch at PuraVisa: And to complete the trifecta, helado at the local Freddo’s: