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Published: June 22nd 2017
Geo: -34.9751, -54.943
Queued for our tender ticket (no sticker required today) - with no shore excursion booked we hopped on the tender armed with sun cream and our books. It was hot at 9am. Ten minutes to shore. We collected a walking tour map (a 2 hour tour taking in 11 points of interest) from the tourist information office at the end of the disembarkation pier and set off for the first point of interest. Our fist impression of Punta de Este was what a beautiful place it was. Clean, golden sandy beaches, a marina with nice boats, expensive, well kept houses and holiday lets along the seafront, hundreds of palm trees and a generally good vibe - unlike the residential areas of Puerto Madryn, Argentina, the houses weren't gated which suggested that crime is low. All gardens fronts were immaculate with common flowers being hydrangeas, agapanthus busy lizzies. Half of the walk was on a purpose built boardwalk and the was completely on the flat - lots of people were out walking, cycling or on rollerblades. Families were under umbrellas on the beach having picnics and more were in outdoor cafes having a drink, people watching. As promised the tour
took a couple of hours - the highlight for us, besides monuments, sculptures, a lighthouse, church etc was a fish market with individual stalls backing directly on to the port. The stall owners were gutting and filleting freshly caught fish and throwing the waste into the water. Seagulls were feeding on the remnants, but amongst them was a big male sea-lion who was the boss. He was going for all the big pieces of fish head - he attracted a small crowd! We had lunch in a cafe overlooking the bay our ship was anchored in and headed back for an ice cold drink on board by mid afternoon.
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Mum & Dad James
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Looking good. Xx