Salto

Our view

Salto has a unique charm that separates it from being just another border town. With more than 100,000 inhabitants it is actually the third most populated city in all of Uruguay. We arrived in the evening and had a good look around prior to getting conveniently situated  in the heart of the downtown. We set out to visit the famous hot springs Termas de Dayman the following day but were promptly shut down by a weather advisory warning that caused them to be closed. The storm didn´t arrive as expected and in lieu of a relaxing day at the springs we spent our day in the streets of Salto. We visited Hotel Concordia, the oldest in Uruguay and tried our best to escape the throngs of people doing last minute shopping by seeking refuge in two of the cities enormous plazas. In the end, Uruguay provided us with a steady diet of empanadas, endless "buenas vistas" and kept us entertained throughout our stay. However, we are still curious about what people do between the hours of 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. "Nuh-sing´s happening!"   

   

Ceiba Tree

We arrived in Concordia, Argentina with little fanfare. The twelve hours spent here produced a photo of a tree and ample frustration in the bus terminal. Our attempts to get to Iguazu were thwarted by overflowing buses. In the end we were not able to connect the dots and make it to our previously planned destination in the north. Unable to see ourselves passing Navidad waiting for a bus we shelved our plans for Iguazu and expedited our visit to Córdoba.