Piriapolis
03/02/09 19:42 Filed in: Uruguay
Our berth in Piriapolis with the harbour entrance beyond.
Actually there were three barges to cross en route to the shore.
Then we had to pull in one of these little boats to get across to the quay.
Then we tiptoed along these beams before climbing up through a hatch to the quay proper.
A chat with the Hidrografia indicated that we would be charged Ur$32 pesos for the barge mooring and Ur$62 pesos for a marina mooring when we moved. This we duly did. Berthing was bow to with stern lines run to two fendered buoys. The easiest way to moor was to nudge up to the dock, secure bow lines and then swim stern lines out to the buoys.
Afterwards we had a run ashore. Piriapolis is a resort town for Argentines with a nice big beach and a grand 30's style hotel. With Gunter busy on skype I walked to a nearby park on rising ground a few blocks inland from the sea.
Park entrance.
Lots of eucalypts.
Bull sculpture and curious structure below.
Above the bull a Jaguar?
The view to seeward.
Sculpture access.
The bull, again.
Actually there were three barges to cross en route to the shore.
Then we had to pull in one of these little boats to get across to the quay.
Then we tiptoed along these beams before climbing up through a hatch to the quay proper.
A chat with the Hidrografia indicated that we would be charged Ur$32 pesos for the barge mooring and Ur$62 pesos for a marina mooring when we moved. This we duly did. Berthing was bow to with stern lines run to two fendered buoys. The easiest way to moor was to nudge up to the dock, secure bow lines and then swim stern lines out to the buoys.
Afterwards we had a run ashore. Piriapolis is a resort town for Argentines with a nice big beach and a grand 30's style hotel. With Gunter busy on skype I walked to a nearby park on rising ground a few blocks inland from the sea.
Park entrance.
Lots of eucalypts.
Bull sculpture and curious structure below.
Above the bull a Jaguar?
The view to seeward.
Sculpture access.
The bull, again.