Mussels and the Lighthouse

Cabo Polonio

April 6th 2014
Hola amigos! We have found ourselves in the little country of Uruguay! Just Northeast of its big neighbour, Argentina. As Dave's epic journey to Antarctica came to an end, the Sea Spirit continued its trip northbound for the Arctic pole and dropped Dave off in the lovely city of Montevideo, Uruguay. And as Theresa's epic journey of studying in a Spanish school, eating chocolate, tasting ... read more

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A violent Marxist urban guerrilla movement, the Tupamaros, launched in the late 1960s, led Uruguay's president to agree to military control of his administration in 1973. By yearend, the rebels had been crushed, but the military continued to expand i... ... read more

7th April 2014

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

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Somewhat unusual pic to choose...but never seen so many mussels. I've only seen the inland freshwater ocean of Rio de la Plata from Buenos Aires...Uruguay impossible to see as the expanse of water is so massive...always wondered what it would be like. But did you see any football?

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