It was a lazy day, characterized again by rain... lots of rain. I woke up around 9.30am and had a quick breakfast at the hostel. Dave and I returned the car and went to the bus station to get info about our next travels. He managed to find a connection back to Buenos Aires at 13.30 while I fortunately found a night bus to Porto Alegre. I was very sceptical about finding a connection to Florianopolis the same day but I was lucky. Basically there is only one direct connection a week to Florianopolis but there is every day to Porto Alegre. From there it is very easy to find a bus to Floripa. I said goodbye to Dave, another new good friend I have found during my journey and a very good companion during the last 10 days in Argentina and Uruguay. I hope I will see him again in Rio in December. I returned back to the hostel and from there I went for lunch. Immediately after, I started a little tour of the city. As every respectable Italian I tried to see the house of Garibaldi, one of our national hero, but unfortunately it was closed. Everything was closed actually. I must admit that from a cultural perspective Montevideo lacks the charm and the vibe of his cousin Buenos Aires. Lazily I walked around the old town and took some decent pictures until I went back to the hostel. A good long shower and packing again. I am running out of clean clothes and I desperately need to find a laundry service soon. Nothing more than this today. I went to the bus station and jumped on the bus for an 11 hours journey which will take me to Porto Alegre tomorrow morning at 9am where with a little bit of luck I will be able to catch the 9.30am bus to Florianopolis for another 7 hours journey along the shores of Southern Brazil. I am in the bus now, where food is crap and there is no movie. I better try to sleep.
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