Across the river

On Saturday, we journeyed across Rio Plata to Uruguay to get our passports stamped with a new 3-month visa. As we'd been warned, Uruguayos take the stereotypes of Argentines just one step further by sipping more mate and eating more meat. (More on this from Ian soon.) But it was easy enough to spot Argentines relaxing in their Gaucho boat with their soccer hair blowing in the river breeze... It was a perfect, sunny, sixty-something degree day spent on rented bicycles, exploring a deserted bullfighting arena and buying a cowhide to bring home.