Writing this from the Buquebus fast ferry between Montevideo and Buenos Aires.
This Ferry ride is very comfortable. Not a cruise ship, obviously but still nice.
I recommend the business class, only about $25 more.
I was thinking of going by bus to Colonia and take the ferry from there, but that would have shorted my time in Buenos Aires. Plus I was lazy, I have my big luggage and taking it on a bus wasn’t appealing.
In the last few days, I have been confirming my hires in Montevideo and Buenos Aires in a way similar to the following:
“Hi, I hope you remember this conversation, I have booked 1 hour of your time on Thursday December 14, at 10 in the evening. I am staying at hotel <specific hotel name> which is on <specific address>.
Are you still available for that time and can you confirm our agreed price of 1300 ARS?”
For each and everyone of them, here is how the conversation follows (or some variation):
Sure, I can meet you. Which day do you want?
Thursday December 14
What time?
22:00 like I said here above
But where?
at my hotel, <specific hotel name> which is at < specific hotel address>
Ok my price is 1500
We had agreed for 1300, have you changed your mind about the price?
Ok, ok, 1300 is fine
Is there lead in the water over here? Or are beautiful people particularly susceptible to early brain damage?
I am joking and i am not that annoyed, but I thought I would share that anecdote, as I found it funny that all of them did this to me.
And anyway, I am not immune to being stupid: I dropped my passport somewhere in the ferry terminal and realised it only when queuing for the checkin.
I started panicking. After asking 4 different staff members, I was starting to think it was lost in the taxi, and was already imagining myself stuck 2 days in Montevideo while the consulate was making me a new passport on their emergency service. The 5th person I asked made a phone call and luckily, someone had brought it to the terminal’s admin office, and they just handed it back to me.
I haven’t found people to be friendly in Montevideo. They are very cold. Brazilians were nearly all instantly warm and smiling. Here only a couple of people were not stone-faced. Fair enough, my Spanish is terrible, but at least I am trying!
There are 2 gay saunas in Montevideo, Toronto Sauna and Horus sauna both in the center, but I haven’t visited either. There are no garotos de programma as far as I know and I didn’t feel like pulling a guy that looks like me.
Is it weird that I miss my Bruno more than my husband?