Porto Alegre to Tigre
08/07/12 16:23
Crossed Brazil Uruguay border at 03:30 and arrived in Montevideo at 08:15. I had hoped to catch the 08:30 Cacciola service but it was full.
This meant a 7 hour wait but I did discover free wifi upstairs at Tres Cruces coach station.
At 16:15 we left Montevideo for Nueva Palmira. Water levels in the Rio de la Plata are very low and there was insufficient water for our ferry to get into Carmelo.
Arriving at Nueva Palmira around 20:30 we were unloaded and told to queue outside the tiny terminal building in windy conditions with the temperature around 4ºc. The incoming ferry was nowhere to be seen.
I failed to see the merits of this and got aboard one of the waiting coaches. All nice and cosy. A comfortable seat with the heater running.
We eventually got away aboard a much smaller Cacciola ferry at around 22:00 and arrived back in Tigre at 01:15.
Total Trip Cost
Cacciola Tigre/Montevideo/Tigre Arg$375 (US$82.63)
EGA Montevideo/Porto Alegre Urg$1,896 (US$86.57)
Santo Anjo Porto Alegre/Florianopolis R$82 (US$40.30)
Santo Anjo Florianopolis/Porto Alegre R$70 (US$34.40)
TTL Porto Alegre/Montevideo R$158 (US$77.64)
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Total US$321.54
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Luckily I didn't choose to Fly on Pluna. They went bankrupt on Friday.
This meant a 7 hour wait but I did discover free wifi upstairs at Tres Cruces coach station.
At 16:15 we left Montevideo for Nueva Palmira. Water levels in the Rio de la Plata are very low and there was insufficient water for our ferry to get into Carmelo.
Arriving at Nueva Palmira around 20:30 we were unloaded and told to queue outside the tiny terminal building in windy conditions with the temperature around 4ºc. The incoming ferry was nowhere to be seen.
I failed to see the merits of this and got aboard one of the waiting coaches. All nice and cosy. A comfortable seat with the heater running.
We eventually got away aboard a much smaller Cacciola ferry at around 22:00 and arrived back in Tigre at 01:15.
Total Trip Cost
Cacciola Tigre/Montevideo/Tigre Arg$375 (US$82.63)
EGA Montevideo/Porto Alegre Urg$1,896 (US$86.57)
Santo Anjo Porto Alegre/Florianopolis R$82 (US$40.30)
Santo Anjo Florianopolis/Porto Alegre R$70 (US$34.40)
TTL Porto Alegre/Montevideo R$158 (US$77.64)
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Total US$321.54
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Luckily I didn't choose to Fly on Pluna. They went bankrupt on Friday.
Tigre to Florianopolis
05/07/12 21:27
On time arrival at Porto Alegre. Raining and overcast.
Took the time to book my return tickets for the weekend. Florianopolis to Porto Alegre on Santo Anjo and TTL Porto Alegre to Montevideo.
Left Porto Alegre aboard a Santo Anjo coach at 09:00. Weather improved as we travelled north and was lovely and sunny on arrival in Florianopolis at 15:30
Thereafter a R$40 taxi ride up to Santo Antonio. All well aboard Kiriwina.
Took the time to book my return tickets for the weekend. Florianopolis to Porto Alegre on Santo Anjo and TTL Porto Alegre to Montevideo.
Left Porto Alegre aboard a Santo Anjo coach at 09:00. Weather improved as we travelled north and was lovely and sunny on arrival in Florianopolis at 15:30
Thereafter a R$40 taxi ride up to Santo Antonio. All well aboard Kiriwina.
