Hola from Uruguay…again!

Field season 3 has officially started! We landed in Montevideo the other day, greeted by sunshine and blue skies. We had a brief break at the local office while we waited for our ride who would take us north – and enjoyed the views from the 18^th floor.

La Corona is as awesome as ever. We were greeted with hugs, and ushered into our rooms, which had all been updated since I was here last time. There are more decorations than before, and additional daybed-style couches in the rooms instead of standard twin beds.

Sonia worked hard on our first dinner, serving us homemade ham and cheese raviolis with a pesto cream and mushroom sauce. It was so good, and it felt nice to be encouraged in to a carb coma after all the traveling.

For dessert she made Islas, which is like a dense meringue topped with syrup. She then made an orange sauce to drizzle over the top.

I’m going to now retire happily to bed, enjoying a belly full of good food. Tomorrow we’ll check out some field sites, meet Sonia and Luana’s horses, and hopefully be caught up on our rest.