Day 12 - late in Montevideo...

After a late night up until 2am in the G32 Nightclub, we woke this morning... with the boat still 25 miles frm Montevideo. "High winds has prevented us from docking in Montevideo" comments the Commodore. Mmmm. "I´ll be in touch with more information later".

So with the prospect of kicking our heels at sea, eventually we get the news at 9.30am that we´re setting sail for Montevideo harbour. Hurrah. But we won´t be getting in until 12.30pm, five and a half hours late. So a quick lunch and off we get for the "Old City Walking tour" with our guide Juanita, a little old lady from the city.

So after looking around Independence Square and seeing the statue of Jose Artegas (the hero of all Uruguay who fought off the nasty Brazilians and Argentinians and made Uruguay an independent state), we then spent about an hour going around Theatre Solis, an upmarket London Palladium. But really an hour?!?

Then off to a market, the cathedral, and an Arts musuem before finishing at a mini presidential palace where the president has meals with important guests. And then back to the ship for the photos below (and a couple of entries in Froudy´s "How far away can you wear a Nationwide Knights red t-shirt" competition).

Oh well - hope you enjoy the pictures - I need to go and find a Uruguayan beer before we head back to the ship.

Adios for now...