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    • Fifi flipflopFifi Flipflops Big Adventure
      Day 101

      Sad To Leave

      March 8, 2016 in Uruguay ⋅ ☁️ 20 °C

      I wake early in the morning even though I spent two hours shivering with cold when I went to bed (or maybe it was the adrenalin ) so in total have had only 2 hours sleep. I am keen to make the most of this idyllic place . Its strange because I have split thoughts about leaving today. I would love to stay for longer because of what I witnessed earlier this morning but it's like chasing the dragon , some people have been here numerous times and never witnessed what I saw , so there's no guarantee I will see it again, and would it be as good second time around. We make coffee and juice and head down to the beautiful beach to relax for a couple of hours before getting on the bone shaker to catch our bus. The sand is the softest I've seen and I lay down my blanket while Mark goes off looking for crabs. The weather is deceiving as the wind is cool and strong but the sun is scorching. At midday we take the 3 minute walk back to the hostel to eat the pasta left over from last night. We board the 4x4 and enjoy the 20 minutes bumper ride back to the bus pick up point. The ride takes us out of the village and along the north beach which at a guess is about 20km long, over the sand dunes and to the information station where we will be picked up. I bought the tickets for our return journey yesterday as we've been caught out before. The bus arrives on time but we are told that we have to get on the other bus it's no issue as they are both going to the same place. The 4 hour return journey seems endless, but we have a bonus of witnessing the most amazing sunset . We arrive at the bus station at 8 oclock and are in no mood for the 30 min walk to the hotel (only cos it's the same price as a hostel) so we grab a cab and arrive shortly later. We are both starving and desperate for a shower. The shower here is one of the best I've had, hot water and complimentary toiletries, I'd forgotten how the other half holiday. There is a supermarket just down the street so after we pick up a few nibbles we get back to our room eat our picnic and sleep.Read more

    • TravelerSouth America
      Day 15

      Cabo Polonio

      December 15, 2015 in Uruguay ⋅ 🌬 25 °C

      No power line, no streets. You only get there with a four wheel drive truck. Only solar power and sand paths in this nature reserve. You can watch sunrise and sunset at the same spot!
      We stayed four days instead of two because we liked it so much...Read more

    • TravelerBackpacking in South America
      Day 92

      Good morning life!

      April 5, 2018 in Uruguay ⋅ ☀️ 27 °C

      I woke up at 06.45 and went down to the beach to see the rest of the sunrise. It was mesmerising. After a while I got back to the hostel and got some breakfast, and then started my morning beach trip. I went to the lighthouse to watch the sea lions first. They all looked like they were dancing or something in the first sunlight of the day. I find them so fun to watch!

      I went a long the beach and walked to the sand dunes. I had a nice walk for about 2,5 hours. I love to start my day like this. When I got back I went to the beach to relax. After about 1,5 hour my skin had enough sun, and I got quite red of course. I went back to the hostel and chilled out in the hammock in the shade instead.

      I feel this place is just what I needed right now. I have been having some bad spirit lately and felt very tired. Already in La Paloma I could feel it get better, and this place is definitely like conditioner for my soul. I feel ready to continue my adventure in south America, and I am feeling excited about it.

      Traveling can sometimes be very exhausting. You are moving from place to place, need to constantly find new information about the places and where to stay and how to get there and so on, and you need to meet new people all the time when traveling alone. It is a lot of fun, but still exhausting sometimes. I really needed some time to chill out and do nothing more than walking around at pretty beaches.

      In Cabo Polonio I have not been asking anywhere for WiFi. I know they have it some places, but I just don't want to be connected. I use my phone for writing here, and to listen to music. Except for that I need to be disconnected. One of the things I was going to be better at after this travel is not being so addicted to social medias. I need to think more about this, as I have been so well connected my whole trip. When traveling alone it is very easy to use your phone and social medias as companies - but it is kind of a little bit of cheating. I will try to focus more on this from now, maybe put in some restrictions in how much I can use the WiFi. I will have to put off more time to do some reflecting here, as the time flies by really fast and there is always something new happening. I still have a lot of things to reflect upon when it comes to my life back home, and how I want to spend my time and where when I get back home.

      In the night I had dinner and drinks in the hostel with the other guests. Me and two others went to the beach to watch the sunset again. Later on we went to the beach to watch the moonrise and the stars. It is my first time watching a moonrise. I like the hostel, it is very simple but the staff is so nice and it has a Buena onda. Tomorrow I'll have to take the vehicle out of here at 06 to catch the bus to Punta Del Diablo. That is my last stop in Uruguay, and I will stay there for the weekend at an hostel at the beach.      Read more

    • TravelerCiao miau
      Day 23

      Cabo Polonio II

      February 27, 2020 in Uruguay ⋅ ☀️ 25 °C

      Irgendwie hatte ich das Gefühl, noch mal nach Cabo zu müssen. Und das habe ich dann auch gemacht. Das ist ja das Schöne, ich habe ja alle Zeit der Welt und deshalb ging es also wieder zurück.
      Diesmal habe ich mir auch alle die „Sehenswürdigkeiten“ vorgenommen. Ich war auf dem Leuchtturm und ich bin in den Nachbarort Barra de Valizas durch die Dünen gewandert. Leider haben wir uns zeitmäßig ein wenig vertan (vom richtigen Weg ganz zu schweigen) und so waren wir erst im Dunkeln wieder zurück. Da wir am Strand zurück gingen, haben wir auch die Chance gehabt, fluoreszierenden Plankton zu sehen. Es war jetzt nicht so, dass die Wellen geleuchtet hätten, aber wenn man nach einer Welle in dem zurückfließendem Wasser aufgestampft ist, war so ein Funkeln rund um den Fußabdruck zu sehen. Verrückt. Insbesondere weil ich gerade „Der Schwarm“ von Frank Schätzing gelesen haben..das hat mir auch die ganze Zeit ein recht komisches Gefühl beim Baden im Meer gegeben..
      Als ich schließlich mich durch gerungen hatte wirklich abends abzureisen, fiel mein Bus aus. Also bin ich weder zurück ins „De La Buena Vista“ und habe noch ein Nacht dort verbracht. Cabo wollte mich einfach nicht loslassen. Am nächsten Tag bin ich dann aber wirklich los.      Read more

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    • TravelerVon Montevideo nach Lima
      Day 22

      Cabo Polonio und Laguna de Rocha

      January 18, 2023 in Uruguay ⋅ ⛅ 25 °C

      Ein paar Ausflüge haben wir dann doch gemacht. Der erste führt nach Cabo Polonio. Das Cabo (Kap), wie es meistens genannt wird liegt in einem Nationalpark. Aus einem kleinen Fischerort hat sich mittlerweile eine Hippie/Aussteigersiedlung entwickelt. Ohne Autos, ohne Strom und mit nur eingeschränkt fließendem Wasser ist das Leben hier in jeder Hinsicht alternativ. Am Eingang des Parks lässt man sein Auto stehen und fährt mit überdimensionierten Safaritrucks durch die Dünen etwa 30 Minuten in den Ort. Allein die Fahrt ist schon ein Erlebnis. Wir drehen eine Runde durch den Ort, schauen bei der Seelöwenkolonie am Leuchtturm vorbei und trinken in einer der Hippibars einen Kaffee mit Hafermilch. Für mehr Caboerlebnis müsste man schon übernachten, aber das ist im Sommer unglaublich teuer.
      An unserem letzten Tag haben wir eine Bootsfahrt auf der Laguna de Rocha organisiert. Pepe ein örtlicher Fischer fährt einem mit seinem Fischerboot über die Lagune. Dort gibt es unter anderem Flamingos, Schwarzhalsschwäne und Kormorane. Die eigentliche Attraktion ist aber Pepe. Eigentlich ein wortkarger Fischer, wie man sich das vorstellt (allein die Buchung war schon zäh) hat er ein großes Bedürfnis den Touristen seine Art zu Leben näher zu bringen. Eine Stunde tuckern wir über die Lagune und er erzählt uns ein bisschen was: übers Fischen, die Lagune, die Vögel und wie man so lebt am Ende einer Schotterpiste mitten im Nirgendwo zwischen der Lagune und dem Meer.
      Abends kommen wir nochmal zurück um in der Cocina de la Barra bei fangfrischem Fisch den Sonnenuntergang über der Lagune zu bewundern, Die Cocina wir von den örtlichen Fischern betrieben und schließt nach Sonnenuntergang.      Read more

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    • Luisa KuhnSÜDAMERIKA
      Day 13

      Cabo Polonio - best decision so far

      November 29, 2017 in Uruguay ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

      🌊🌊🏖🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊🌊
      Can‘t even remember why I wasn‘t quite sure whether to visit this beautiful place or not - had the best time with Paula from Spain ☀️

    • TravelerAnjas kleine Weltreise
      Day 150

      Uruguay - Cabo Polonio

      January 30, 2017 in Uruguay ⋅ ☀️ 26 °C

      Einwohner: 95
      Befestigte Straßen: 0 (hat noch keiner gebaut)
      Anfahrt: "Bus" mit Allradantrieb
      Seelöwen: ? (Hat noch keiner gezählt, aber bestimmt mehr als Einwohner)

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