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dawsonpointers
1/16/2017 13:27 EST
Great find!
When we went up towards Minas, we got excited when we saw another car on the highway! And the birds! And the scenery! And the tegu sunning itself on the road (it looked like it was about 2m long [to us])!
There is so much to see and photograph.
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sylk
1/16/2017 16:07 EST
dawsonpointers,
what highway was this wonderful sounding drive on? (from which direction were you coming?)
gotta try it!
thanks!
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dawsonpointers
1/16/2017 18:16 EST
Hi Sylk:
Our goal for the day was to visit Grutas de Salamanca. From Piriapolis we took 39 to Aigua and then 13 to the Grutas. The area is well known for migratory birds and the caves which have vampire bats (we didn't see any bats but it was daytime). The countryside is rolling and somewhat rocky with lots of grazing cattle and a few nice low vistas to take it all in. We then headed back on 13 and 8 to Minas and then back down 12 etc back to Piriapolis. It was a bit of a haul for a day but we are used to driving long distances so it wasn't much for us. However, next time we'll head to Trienta y Tres, spend a night and then beaver around a bit before heading home. When we rolled into Aigua, we did a quick tour of the small town by car and saw NO PEOPLE outside except two at the gas station. It was kinda eerie. We saw wind farms under development, LOTS of birds, a gigantic tegu sunning itself (if there had been water around I would have thought it to be a gator), lots of cattle but very few people or cars. The roads were generally excellent. .
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Vortice
1/16/2017 21:59 EST
In 2014 we took Ruta 109 from Rocha to Aigua' and it was lovely. Looking at the map we had no idea that Ruta 109 was not paved! The weather was fine, and the scenery exquisite. We had to slow to a crawl for a gaucho on horseback, with his 5 dogs in tow. It was most picturesque but we could not bring ourselves to haul out the camera. Mate plants (ilex paraguensis) grow along the road and the only concern was the logging trucks cruising very fast! We too were taken by the town of Aigua', small and like a slice from the past. We then headed down to Minas on our way back to Colonia.
This trip made us decide to look for a chacra in Eastern Uruguay rather than the Colonia area. We love the Sierras de Las Animas as it reminds us of the area along Ruta 109 but is not so remote. It is only 15Km from Piriapolis.
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