Going to Uruguay

The grand finale of the week with Fraser and Charlotte was crossing over to Uruguay to meet up with Nadine for two days.  Two days!  Was like two minutes... It's only an hour in the ferry from Buenos Aires to the closest town Colonia del Sacramento.  Colonia is a real tourist attraction - was one of the first towns settled by the Spanish and is now preserved as a world heritage site.  We had a wonderfully relaxing two days in a quaint little town that is so close yet so far from the bustling metropolis across the water!  Here we are:

Checking in and aboard the ferry.  Early morning start!

Love this photo the moment Lincoln spotted Gus waiting on the other side of Arrivals.

Hugs all round!

First time Gus and I saw each other since she arrived Jan 2015.

Breakfast in a cute little cafe

The outside of our hotel.  Colonia really lends itself to photo taking! Quaint old buildings, cobbled streets.

Lincoln playing in the pool area with his new Boca ball from Argentina.

We went to visit two ladies and their elderly mother in a town an hour on the bus from Colonia.  Selfie time on the bus.  Heidi photobombing Charlotte and Fraser's!

Singing hymns with Nelmara and Edith after an abundant supper!

We went to this awesome shop in the town that sold home-made cheeses and salamis.  DELISH!  It's an area colonised by Europeans, so has a strong influence from those parts.

Time for meandering around the town to explore!  Gus with her flag.

Everywhere Lincoln went he found the animals...

Lincoln decided playing on the beach was much more interesting than shopping with his mother.

The town has the remains of the original wall and gate complete with drawbridge and moat.

Looking down the wall to the River Plate.

Old lighthouse in the background.

Lincoln called these "army trees'.

One of the famous streets called the Street of Sighs.

The River Plate looking toward Buenos Aires.  On a clear day you can see the buildings in the distance.

All good things come to an end, and it was soon time for them to go off for their week with Gus.  Heidi and I went back to Buenos Aires.

Chau!!

The day they came back from Uruguay and were to leave that night for NZ.  Down at Puerto Madero, the old port of Buenos Aires, which was abandoned and left derelict until someone redeveloped it.  Standing with the Women's Bridge in the background.

Aboard an old ship museum.

Beautiful sunset to farewell them.

Group hug

Going...going...gone!  Bye guys, awesome having you!!