I'm in love with Uruguay part 1...

This last weekend Adrian and I headed northeast to the beaches of Rocha. He took two days off from work and since the school year has ended for me I was free as well so we headed out on vacation!

We practically wore the same thing every day but for some reason we both felt it necessary to pack our huge trekking bags filled with junk we didn't use.

We started the trip about 5 in the afternoon and before we reached our first destination point, Piriapolis, we drove to a couple touristy places I hadn't been to such as Casa Pueblo, the house of a famous Uruguayan artist that overlooks the Atlantic ocean and a wavy bridge that Adrian and I drove over twice at a super fast pace to feel our stomachs in our throats.

After that thrill we were on our way to Piriapolis. We arrived at about 8:30 and there was still light out, it was early by Uruguayan standards. Adrian wanted to splurge for the night so we stayed at the 4 star Hotel Argentino with tennis courst, thermal spas and much more. It all sounded great but because it was not the high season they closed all their amenities early. It was quite frustrating. S0 we woke up early the next morning to take advantage of the spas and tennis courts. We spent an hour at the spas and then were going to play a few rounds of tennis but unfortunately found out that they were still closed. We decided Hotel Argentino did not deserve its 4 stars, what's more the service was not at all superb, they were quite cold and routine.

After we left the hotel we explored the town a bit and finished the Piriapolis tour with a hike up the highest "hill" in the town. It was a pretty good hike, and throughout the trail water was cascading down the rocks we needed to step on. Although I fell about 4 times I had a lot of fun. What's even cooler about the hike is that just before you begin the climb you can walk through labyrinths of the nature reserve park and see all kinds of animals native to Uruguay.

Stay tuned to my blog for details on days 3 and 4 :)