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.
Glacier
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.
At the end of 24 hours of travel
Artwork, JFK
Different approaches to filling pot holes
I don’t want to seem judgmental, but
mine’s the one on top.
Grasera
Grease trap. Stinky, nasty piece of work that has to be cleaned out every couple months. Here’s ours, dug up and replaced.
It looks perfectly functional, and it is. But since the plans to our house were never brought up to date at the intendencia, it had to be replaced by a bigger “approved” one — 20 liters.
Instead of 18.
Owner-built home
The long-awaited surveyor showed up today with no warning. He had a little trouble measuring in some places, because, well ….
License plates
The older is of the type issued in the 1970s-80s. Below, a brand new, fancy reflective type.
New underground business
I haven’t been to Tres Cruces bus terminal and mall in some time. The cool underground parking now features a car wash/oil change place. Interesting.
Feeling modern
Got out my $10 flip phone (with .3 megapixel camera!) to take to the Untied Snakes. It would appear I did not set the date when I bought it last November.
Or else something very weird is going on.
in 1980, I was rendez-vousing with people in Europe. With no cell phones. With no texting (telex, yes). No internet. No IM. Incredible! How did we do it?