Glen & Kathy Cruise the World: Day 50 - Punta del Este, Uraguay

Day 50 of our cruise brought us to the city of Punta del Este, Uruguay. This point of land and peninsula is the souhern most in the country and is a seaside resort town. It was founded in 1869. There is a lot of money here. It has been called the "The Monaco of the South". It is a tender port.

Our shore excursion today was "Punta del Este and the Ralli Museum". This museum has some Salvadore Dali pieces.

The just past full moon,

Sunrise over Punta del Ests

This is a tender port

The is a reef near the city with waves breaking over it

Many laree yachts here

Our excursion started with a drive around the city

There are places were you cat see the ocean in all directions but it is nor an island

The anchor from the German cruiser Graf Spree which sunk hnear here on Dec 17 1939. It was was in the first sea battle of WW2

The Graf Sprr anchor again

3 of the 5 figures in the "The Fingers of Punts del Este" sculpture, (I couldn't get all 5 from our bus as we drove by)

The round tower is owned by Donald Trump

A wavy bridge . Regular style bridges kept getting washed out but this one has stayed intact since 1965

Another Double-crested Cormorant

At the Ralli Museum

They had a diplay of different mirroe on lights effects - I'm shorted in this one

and upside down

and a rainbow halo

and long and skinny in this one

In one of the courytyards

They have a collection of Salvador Dali works

Most of them were displayed around the edge of a courtyard and sun reflected off the glass in front of them

The works in the center of the courtyard

Now back on the bus to tour the city more

We could see our ship across the bay

We got to walk past this building in the town near Punta del Este. It was the summer residence and workshop of Uruguayan artist Carlos Paez Vilaro. It wa built in 1960 and has 12 roomson 13 floors.