D-Day 1. Thankfully it dawned calm and sunny, though cooler. This allowed us to finish drying off some items before packing, particularly the Caranex. Once that was done, the solar panel mounted wind deflector could be disconnected from the charging system, and along with the three roof mounted storage boxes,…
Sunday was really warm. Up to 31 degrees again and humid. I sorted out my wardrobe box. Most things will remain in Poki, as I have more winter clothes than summer clothes. Mostly to ensure we survived in Ushuaia and Antarctica. My summer wardrobe consists of three pairs of shorts…
Well, this is pretty much it! ..:( The next time we drive Poki, will be to the port on Tuesday, April fools Day! For a meeting with Sebastian, the shipping agent, and hand over Poki.. Thanks to the wonder of paperless communication we did not have to drive into Montevideo…
Last Night’s Wine Tasting Dennis said, if I was able to and not inebriated or hung over, I would enlighten you on our tasting of Tannat. Well, it is a very full bodied robust red. We tasted 5 wines altogether. Chardonnay, Rose, Merlot Tannat which is 40% Merlot and 60%…
A lovely coool night. Light duvet out and snug as a bug in a rug. As Jen mentioned, leaves are falling, colours changing, autumn is on us. I wonder if we could have done more homework on weather for the continent and perhaps avoided some of the extreme heat we…
Directly opposite to the UK, where I’m told spring has sprung, we are going into Autumn here. Leaves are starting to fall and the trees are changing to autumnal colours. It is also getting cooler. While cooking dinner last night there was another very brief shower, lasting all of about…
Find a camp then pack up and leave seems to be our life at the moment. Last night’s camp was lovely and peaceful once darkness arrived and the tourists couldn’t see the aliens camped in their midst..:) This chunky chap gave his position away with his ungainly waddle through the…
Packing up Having spent 4 nights at La Postegada it had become quite like home, so it was quite a wrench to leave this morning. Having folded up the tent and spread the groundsheet out to dry, along came the old black dog and promptly settled himself down in the…
Friday. Relaxing is taxing…but something we are enjoying immensely. There’s a gene that’s saying, “what next,” but also one saying, “Nah! this is wonderful”. Before departing on his motorcycle trip in the morning with Paige, the owner, Gerardo entrusted us with feeding his three dogs and enjoying the pool. Patricia,…
Today really was a lazy rest day. Dennis already used all the superlatives about our location, yesterday. The lovely pond we overlook is a continuous source of interest. The two moorhens with their five tiny, fluffy, black chicks are always in evidence. The chicks spending more time running across the…