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The first place we went to, after returning to Argentina from Uruguay, was Santa Fe. We had a part of the country left, Entre Rios, and we were not disappointed to spend a bit of time there. The vegetation was similar to previous stretches of road after leaving Cordoba, but the cities were different. The landscape seems monotonous but it is because the country is huge and it takes so long to drive from one place to another. Santa Fe was a very nice experience, so much so

We left Lago Rincón del Bonete to go north-west to a border to return to Argentina. It was a reasonably long drive, and the landscape was pretty much the same monotonous as in the inland parts we had seen previously. However, once we arrived to the area around Salto, it was more varied and interesting, reminding us of the "usual" countryside views of trees, bushes, paddocks, cultivated fields, a few houses here and there and farm animals now and again. Salto itself is not p

Most of Uruguay is of course away from the beaches. The whole country, except the areas on the river and the coast, is flat with the highest point around 500m above sea level. Driving there is certainly different from the coast. There are very few towns, not many people, and seemingly not a lot of action. Neither are all the roads good, but most are passable without too much effort. Distances are short, and to see some of the inland you have to make up your mind to wantin

We set out to visit the beach at famous Punta del Este. This is not far from Montevideo, and the drive was not meant to be long or difficult. We usually leave at about 9.30am, and this was no different. Another thing that we do is look in advance for a couple of suitable hotels, in both Booking and Google. This is not to book anything, but just to have a goal for the drive and if the hotel is nice we'll stay there. This time there were so many different areas and hotels t

We were surprised by this city, on many occasions. It started already as we entered, on the street to the city center, where we were caught up in an incredibly long queue of trucks with containers. Turned out we were driving next to them on the way to the container terminal, where they were going to drop their load. Once we left them to it, we found the hotel (we have been staying in Holiday Inns where they are available) and on route we saw Nissan service too, so all very

We crossed into Uruguay using the Puente Internacional General San Martin which goes over the Uruguay River. This was a very different border crossing, with the two countries sharing one border station. We left Argentina and entered Uruguay by one single border official, and the car was dealt with separately in the background, so everything was more or less done at once. Of course, as usual, there was no way to know the exact steps to take and the process was a bit obscure

Getting to Buenos Aires on a Sunday afternoon was an easy drive, and the city was quite empty. As we found out it was because the Monday was to be a public holiday, and everyone had left to enjoy their extra day off elsewhere. We found a hotel in San Martín, a street in the central city with easy walking to the main attractions. The first afternoon we revisited El Retiro, the biggest transport hub, with its neighborhood of colourful buildings. This area had deteriorated si

The route from Mendoza to Buenos Aires took us to Rio Cuarto, Córdoba, Rosario and ended in Buenos Aires. The roads were very good with motorways all the way. Those motorways were not always well maintained but they were fast enough to be able to do a lot of kilometers each day without too many hours spent. The scenery on the first part, Mendoza to Rio Cuarto, was farmland with quite a few trees and some variation in the landscape. In one part we even had some snow on the r

The road network in Argentina is difficult to maneuver because the standard of the roads are highly variable, even for the same road number. There is a famous RN40, which is supposedly going along the west side from south to north, but when we looked into it we had to choose differently or we would have likely ended up with car trouble. Leaving Bariloche, we drove the Camino de Los Siete Lagos, ending up driving RN40 on a good stretch and arriving in San Martín de los Andes

After a lot of talking with locals and learning about the strong wind causing road closures across all of Santa Cruz the following day, we drove the whole day to get to Comodoro Rivadavia. Arriving late Sunday afternoon, we found a nice hotel and decided to stay there to wait the weather out. The next day the city was closed down, meaning that all supermarkets were closed and any activities cancelled. The hotel didn't even have much to choose from food-wise, and it was a