La Paloma
30/01/09 22:29 Filed in: Uruguay
The weather did not look too good this morning..
Some swell worked in and the boat bouncing a lot at her moorings. We had one line to a steel buoy astern and two bow lines ashore. The stern line was starting to chafe on the buoy.
La Paloma harbour looked pretty bleak and the shore facilities on offer were generally pretty poor. There was hot water in the showers though.
In the afternoon with the weather improving we went into town.
The town is quite small and looks rather tired. It is not, however, without its charms which include spectacular beaches which attract large numbers of mainly Argentine holiday makers.
It being more than 2km into town we rented a couple of bikes.
La Paloma lighthouse.
Looking north from the lighthouse along the rocky coast towards La Paloma harbour.
More rocky coast.
Looking south. The rocky coast gives way to a long sandy beach.
More from the lighthouse.
Interior lighthouse stairs.
The first lighthouse keeper and his wife.
Sea lion ashore not far from the lighthouse.
Gunter decided to pose with him.
The sea lion was having none of it.
Whale skeleton.
Unusual blue roof tiles.
Main street La Paloma.
Self in the main street.
Some swell worked in and the boat bouncing a lot at her moorings. We had one line to a steel buoy astern and two bow lines ashore. The stern line was starting to chafe on the buoy.
La Paloma harbour looked pretty bleak and the shore facilities on offer were generally pretty poor. There was hot water in the showers though.
In the afternoon with the weather improving we went into town.
The town is quite small and looks rather tired. It is not, however, without its charms which include spectacular beaches which attract large numbers of mainly Argentine holiday makers.
It being more than 2km into town we rented a couple of bikes.
La Paloma lighthouse.
Looking north from the lighthouse along the rocky coast towards La Paloma harbour.
More rocky coast.
Looking south. The rocky coast gives way to a long sandy beach.
More from the lighthouse.
Interior lighthouse stairs.
The first lighthouse keeper and his wife.
Sea lion ashore not far from the lighthouse.
Gunter decided to pose with him.
The sea lion was having none of it.
Whale skeleton.
Unusual blue roof tiles.
Main street La Paloma.
Self in the main street.