The ferry between Argentina and Uruguay is like a cross between a cruise ship and an airplane; a grand entrance welcomes passengers, and invites a variety of options from lounging, shopping, eating or drinking at the bar, or simply taking a load off in one of the rows of airplane-like reclining seats for the hour-long ride from BsAs to Colonia.
The boys had never seen a vessel of this magnitude up close before, and were duly impressed. Since we had nearly missed the ferry due to major traffic downtown (several streets were shut down because of a protest, so rather than take a cab from the subway, we had to run 16 blocks to the ferry docks!), we enjoyed resting and snacking for about 50 minutes before the islands off the coast of Uruguay came into sight and it was time think about disembarking.
The boys had never seen a vessel of this magnitude up close before, and were duly impressed. Since we had nearly missed the ferry due to major traffic downtown (several streets were shut down because of a protest, so rather than take a cab from the subway, we had to run 16 blocks to the ferry docks!), we enjoyed resting and snacking for about 50 minutes before the islands off the coast of Uruguay came into sight and it was time think about disembarking.
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Since we were in fact leaving one country and entering another, we did have to go through customs and security. The boys are by now familiar with having their thumbprints scanned; if they ever commit a crime, the Argentinian gov't has several copies!
Since we were in fact leaving one country and entering another, we did have to go through customs and security. The boys are by now familiar with having their thumbprints scanned; if they ever commit a crime, the Argentinian gov't has several copies!