Montevideo: Nemo has arrived!

On November 12th, after no less than ten days spent in sunny Punta del Este, we returned to Montevideo to begin the procedures for repossession of the car. The cargo ship Grande Nigeria carrying our expedition bus to South America had already arrived the evening of the previous day. The procedures for returning the car are complicated and involve interaction with various port and customs authorities. In any case, even after unloading the car from the ship, the car cannot be picked up earlier than three days. There is a lot of paperwork to be done...

We chose to stay at a hotel in the central area of ​​the city, not far from the harbor and only a five-minute walk from the Salvo Palace. The next day, after breakfast at the hotel, we got down to business with the hope that we won't get lost in bureaucracy. We were lucky enough to finish all the procedures in just five hours (some took two days!) so on November 14th we could receive the expedition camper from the port.

Update 14.11, just before posting: Fantastic news! Today, after another four hours spent in the port, we picked up Nemo, the Blue Bus! He endured the trip well, there are no visible damages, nothing was stolen (I had heard/read a lot of horror stories). The Pan American adventure can begin!Read more