Uruguay Arrival January 3, 2022

We anchored this morning off Punta Del Este about 7:30 AM in dense fog to end our repositioning cruise fifteen hundred miles and three days and twenty-one hours from Cape Horn. 

Bridge Cam - Anchored in Fog

Morning Fog

The fog, unusual for this time of year, hinted at clearing a few times, socked us in again and then finally lifted about 10 AM. 

Just Curious About Us

All sorts of jet skis, power boats and sailing craft cruised by to wave hello and take a look at us including this guy above. 

Med Moor in Punta del Este

At 1:20PM, a small boat delivered us to the marina for a  two hour bus tour of this resort city of stunningly modern high rises and beautiful homes owned mostly by Argentineans and Brazilians we were told by our guide.

Admiral Graff Spee's Anchor

December 13, 1939 - Three British ships badly damaged the Admiral Graff Spee, a German pocket battleship, in the Battle of the Rio de la Plata. The German ship put into Montevideo for repairs but having been forced out to sea by neutral Uruguay after only 72 hours, the ship's captain ordered the Admiral Graff Spee scuttled in the river.   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/German_cruiser_Admiral_Graf_Spee

Watching Hang Gliding at Punta Balena (Whale Point)

From Punta Balena just up the coast, we could see the beaches on the shore as well as our cruise ship out in the river. 

Viking Jupiter