September 24
day 10

I find it quite amazing how much I take for granted, coming from Canada, where we have almost unlimited resources and dont think about how lucky we are. I found myself having some kind of a revelation walking through the small dirt paths of punta del diablo, carrying a six liter jug of potable water. surrounded by houses that would probably be a little over two times the size of my bedroom at home, with grass roofs and walls made of mud and straw. It's odd to think back to telling my mom that I have "no clothes" to wear to school, when there are kitchens here the size of my closet.

We've been staying in hostels in two different fishing villages since we left Montevideo. One of them being Punta del diablo, where we hiked in the forests and along the beaches in the rain. Spotting whales splashing around a short way from the shore, and parrots flying right above our heads. I'm writing from cabo polonio, an even smaller, more rustic village in which the only way to enter or exit is by taking a half hour jeep ride to get through the rough sand dunes. While walking along the beaches its not a scarce sight to see washed up sea lions or penguins, levi was beyond excided to take many picture for his class. We have no electricity here, and having a hot shower requires turning on a gas tank and lighting right behind the shower head with a lighter. I preferred a ice cold shower to the pungent smells of gasoline. WiFi is also not heard of in the entire town, so I'll be posting whenever I find the next connection.

'Winter' is just ending in Uruguay, which I find hard to believe in the twenty degree weather. Colby and I got many odd looks being the only people in the ocean when everyone else was wearing winter jackets and scarfs.
I suppose the temperature will be getting warmer and warmer and although I'm hoping to return to Canada with an amazing tan, I am already beginning to miss the snow.