Thursday, our port of call was Montevideo, Uruguay. This is the capital of Uraguqy and has a population of about 1.3 million.It was originally a Portuguese garrison in 1723, IThey were expelled in 1724 by the Spanish
Our excursions today was " Montevideo Highlights and Tango at Bar Fun-Fun"
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| The Legislative Palace |
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| A Rufous Harnero or Red Ovenbird |
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| We visited a market |
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| A statue of Pope John Paul II in honor of his visit here |
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| A football stadium |
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Carreta Monument |
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| An affluent part of the city near the Pio Plate estuary |
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| View of the city skylight for the park we stopped at |
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| Originally a mosque then a museum but now empty |
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| Where we went for a Tango show |
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| They gor quests to dance with them - including Kathy |
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| This bar has been at this location for about 125 years |
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| Staue odf the man who started the bar |
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| To the cities central square |
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| The Canadian Embassy is in this building |
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| Getting near our ship |
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| I then went for a waklk in the area near the port entrance |
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| A large market square |
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| A had a local beer |
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| Thr wner of the bar |
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| It had a ship theme |
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| A few restaurants here |
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| I had my beer in this oneM |
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| Back to the port entrance |
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| Pushing away from the dock with thrusters |
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| A Kelp Gull |
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| a Neotropic Cormorant |
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| A Neotropic Cormorant in the water |
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| A tug following us out |
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| Passing through the breakwater |
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| Sailing away. No sunset seen tonight |
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