chillin in cabo.

punta del este.. four days of wonderment. long days with the sun up until 9:30.. walking around the seawall.. coffees.. our charming tourguide slash landlord, rodriguez.. suppers at midnight.. bottles of uruguay vino.. sandy beaches.. cliff jumping.. we did it up right, saying goodbye was hard to do..

we took the bus from punta del este up to cabo polonia after tons of recommendations from rodriguez and his friends.. it's a small village of about 70 people, a couple hours bus ride from punta del este. there are no roads, and therefore no vehicles, so we got dropped off on the side of the highway and then had to wait for these massive 4x4 trucks with welded seats to pack us in and drive the half hour through sand dunes and beach.. little ranchos spot the horizon until you reach the little town of cabo polonia.. there is very little electricity, one of the few generators is used to power this beautiful brick lighthouse at the edge of the rocks.. at night, it is the only beacon of light aside from flickering candles and the stars..

our first day there, danelle and i met several interesting characters.. all in a good way, i assure you. one man serenaded us on his porch with a guitar.. and then recommended his friends hostel for the night.. so off we went to met 'ajo' (a-ho), which means 'garlic'.. he had only two beds available, but said that if we wanted them, he'd only charge us for the two. so, we essentially slept four people, in a closet, with a triple bunk bed.. santiago, who was sleeping in the middle bunk, was a hilarious little guy from buenos aires.. the next day we decided to look around for a ranchos (small houses for rent), so santiago joined us and everyone became quick friends. we got an adorable little white house.. no electricity.. our own little well out back where we hauled our water.. a bucket with holes to shower outside.. a loft for sleeping.. perfection.

we spent a lot of time on the beach and walking around the peninsula.. saw lots of sea lions sunbathing on the rocks.. lots of bonfires at night with guitars and bongos and singing.. just the cutest little hippy town ever. on the bus ride in we made friends with javier, whom we called 'jay' (we kill pronunciation..) so we met up with his friends a few times.. it's a place you could go to and get stuck indefinitely.. (un)fortunately, we neglected to foreshadow the lack of atm's, and stayed for 3 days..

so here i write to you from montevideo.. we bused in last night after saying goodbye to our new friends, and are now researching different routes up to iguazu falls. uruguay has been phenomenal.. the vibes between the bustling city of buenos aires, and everywhere we've been here thus far, are incomparable..