Blogs from Punta del Este, East, Uruguay, South America

Nothing on the shore excursion menu had piqued my curiosity enough to spend my money, so all there was for me to do in Punta Del Este, Uruguay on Friday, February 10, 2023 was to hop on the tender and take a ride into one of Uruguay’s most popular resort towns. Allegedly, the “jet set” gravitates here to party, but the tender left the MS Volendam passengers near the blue-collar, working portion of the city – the fish market. I suppose the beautiful people don’t stray too far from the runway – either definition of runway will suffice. With a panoramic tour of Montevideo, Uruguay slated for the following day, I hoped to find my refrigerator magnet in Punta Del Este. Other than the fish markets, I didn’t find much for sale in the neighborhood, so, ... read more

Geo: -34.9751, -54.943We dressed in shorts and shoes expecting to walk around a small town. We should have dressed for a day at the beach. We were tendered ashore today into Punta del Este around 9.30am. What a beautiful little town. Long sandy beaches stretch out along both sides of this penninsula. On one side, a calm protected bay where our ship lay docked, and the other an exposed surf beach heading out to the South Atlantic. We wandered around the bay beach, alongside yachts, giant gulls and flying fish leaping out of the water. Even a giant sea wolf had arrived on shore as a welcoming party. Basically a large seal, with a huge impressive mane. It wasnt long before Id abandoned my shirt, and shoes for thongs and we were knee deep in the ... read more

After covering over 12,000 km driving in the RV, making our way to Uruguay and exploring Colonia, Cabo Polonia, Punta de Diablo and the whole east coast of Uruguay arriving in Punta del Este was a wonderful break. Believe it or not this can take a toll on you. We are all needing a break from our transient life style as well as each other. We rented a one bedroom apt. through airbnb which has proven to he a helpful website on our travels. Max and Liv shared the bedroom with 2 single beds while Sean and I slept in luxury. I on a single daybed and Sean on the single trundle mattress that pulls out from under the daybed! GER-Day....memories of living in Ottawa ( eh Millie) We had a little kitchen that had all ... read more

Hola everybody, I wish you were all here enjoying the sun with me! Planes,RVs,Ferries and buses....We are in Punta del Este, Uruguay (surf city)speaking of surfing we took a surfing lesson I got up on the board but it was really hard.!! Some mornings we wake up and walk down to the harbour to see all the sea lions they're so funny I even named them Nacho,Luca,Dreamy and last but not least Fearstine!! one time we were a foot away from Luca and Fearstine. We also went to a fancy old hotel called CASA Pueblo it was beautiful. On my spare time I built a card house. Totally wish you were all here. LOVE LIV,!!!!'!!'!!!!!!!!!!!!!... read more

Punta del Este was a good introduction to the wildlife of Uruguay and their different temperaments. Some were glad to pose with the tourists (see photo 1), whereas others wanted to maintain their distance and just chill out (see photo 2). Unusually, there was an area of town containing clothes shops that just helped you emphasise that particular part of your body that you felt needed bringing to the fore. One such example is shown in photo 3. A personal sense of delicacy prevents me from elaborating further. * Punta del Este fue una buena introducción a la fauna de Uruguay y sus diferentes temperamentos. Algunos estaban encantados de posar con los turistas (ver foto 1), mientras que otros querían mantener su distancia y simplemente relajarse (ver foto 2). Inusualmente, había una zona de la ciudad ... read more