The hotel´s got free internet hence I am back. We caught the bus to some of the northern beaches as planned and plonked our bums down on some rocks while the boys had a good time playing in the sand and water. Dan made us laugh as the Uruguayans seem to have little in the way of body inhibitions and he collapsed in a heap of giggles at the sight of a lady in her g-string. He pointed over and said,`look she´s showing her bum.´ The beach though nicer than where we went yesterday still had a lot of rubbish around. We hung out in the sun for a couple of hours then came back to our room to blob as the weather had zapped us. I forgot to mention that while lying in bed last night I kept hearing the clip clopping of horse and carts going past which was nice, I felt like we´d gone back in time. Montevideo is a mix of old and new but is so jumbled together that the city feels like one big sprawl. We did enjoy the market. It was full of dimly lit eateries and the smell of grilling meat.We ordered our selection of traditiona bbq´d meats and only ate half of the dish because although we like to think we will give most things a go when travelling we had to draw the line at what looked liked arteries or rolled neatly up and tied with string. An annoying thing we have struck is that rolls and bread sticks get placed on the table along with a salad which we assumed was complimentary as we didn´t order it. It wasn´t and neither is the service both of which get added to the bill at the end. Oh well we are looking forward to some good old self-catering starting from tomorrow. We will be staying in the bungalows Margaritenas a couple of blocks back from Pirapoulis´s beach. Will have to invest in a couple of bucket and spades for the boys. Better go and face the nightly ritual of trying to settle our two monsters - bye for now M