San Fernando to La Paloma
29/01/09 22:03
Up early to catch a train to Tigre where I was to take a fast ferry to Carmelo in Uruguay. I had some difficulty attracting the marinero's attention to get ashore but got there in the end.
I was a bit concerned about Kiriwina on her mooring given the big changes in water level recently. We shall see.
Left CNV at 06:40 a 30 min walk up to Victoria station and after a short wait caught a train to Tigre where I arrived at 07:30. Baggage is checked onto the Cacciola ferry and the boarding queue was quite long. It was raining with strong SE winds before departure at 08:30.
It was a comfortable and fast trip across to Carmelo where we arrived at 10:50. Lots of Argentine boats on Hidrografia moorings along the bank of Arroyo de las Vacas in Carmelo
Ageing ferry dock in Carmelo.
More moorings near the old swing bridge.
German built swing bridge at Carmelo.
After about an hour the bus to Montevideo arrived. There were frequent heavy rain showers.
Montevideo en route to the bus station.
The bus was 30 minutes late in arriving at Montevideo at 15:00. I missed my connection and the next bus to La Paloma was not until 18:00.
En route Montevideo/La Paloma passing a new terminal being constructed at Montevideo's Carrasco airport.
Frequent heavy rain en route to La Paloma where I arrived at 21:10 and took a taxi down to the dock to meet Gunter on Cora Mae. He wasn't there. Another taxi back into town where I found him in a cafe.
I was a bit concerned about Kiriwina on her mooring given the big changes in water level recently. We shall see.
Left CNV at 06:40 a 30 min walk up to Victoria station and after a short wait caught a train to Tigre where I arrived at 07:30. Baggage is checked onto the Cacciola ferry and the boarding queue was quite long. It was raining with strong SE winds before departure at 08:30.
It was a comfortable and fast trip across to Carmelo where we arrived at 10:50. Lots of Argentine boats on Hidrografia moorings along the bank of Arroyo de las Vacas in Carmelo
Ageing ferry dock in Carmelo.
More moorings near the old swing bridge.
German built swing bridge at Carmelo.
After about an hour the bus to Montevideo arrived. There were frequent heavy rain showers.
Montevideo en route to the bus station.
The bus was 30 minutes late in arriving at Montevideo at 15:00. I missed my connection and the next bus to La Paloma was not until 18:00.
En route Montevideo/La Paloma passing a new terminal being constructed at Montevideo's Carrasco airport.
Frequent heavy rain en route to La Paloma where I arrived at 21:10 and took a taxi down to the dock to meet Gunter on Cora Mae. He wasn't there. Another taxi back into town where I found him in a cafe.