Winery

Buenos Aires and Montevideo

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March 2nd 2010
Buenos Aires and Montevideo The Falkland Islands waters were rather choppy and the weather damp and rainy, so we decided to stay aboard because Bruce is starting to get a cold. A wise choice since there is nothing to do in Stanley except eat fish and chips and quaff a pint or so. We did SLD’s instead - got hair cuts, did laundry, and rested. The last tender from shore was almost 45 minutes ... read more

South America » Uruguay

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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