An inquisitive old fart with a camera
This is one of ten NTF hydroponic greenhouses at the Verdeagua hydroponic farm outside Montevideo. Every day they harvest 1,500 heads of lettuce. Their entire output goes to Tienda Inglesa in Uruguay.
You can bet I will be boring you soon with my own foray into hydroponics. Well, my first since 1985 when I had a single hydroponic marijuana plant in my apartment in West Germany 😉
It’s truly an inspiring business that has been in operation for fifteen years.
Harbor seals and pups on ice floes near Punta del Este, Uruguay, far up Treinte y Tres Fjord, where they are protected from their natural enemies the Orca whales. The young still can fall prey to bald eagles, though.
Sorry, in my haste I didn’t identify the mountain in my last entry, which is of course Uruguay’s Mt. Artigas.
Here is a somewhat distant view of Artigas Glacier, at the head of Triente y Tres Fjord, one of Uruguay’s often-overlooked natural wonders.
The long-awaited surveyor showed up today with no warning. He had a little trouble measuring in some places, because, well ….
Crazy-busy lunch place on three levels. Plaza Constitución. Source of shoe photo. Lunch specials are good, especially if you use a gringo credit card and get 18% (reciprocal of 22% IVA) knocked off the bill.
Makes for great sunsets!
Adding a house plant to your beach-side restaurant helps create a special ambiance.
You did spot it, right?
(Thanks, Mike!)
Yes, the accents on Olé Olé are backward.
I went with some friends returning to the USA to Piriápolis to help with legal stuff concerning their house sale. They insisted I ride the chairlift (aerosillas) to the top of Cerro San Antonio. Scary. At two points, you can almost touch the power lines beneath you with your feet.
They treated me to lunch at the top. Lovely day for it. I could actually see the World Trade Center building in Montevideo, 80 km away.
