Day 7

We left Montevideo last evening and headed for the resort city of Punta Del Este. When we arrived this morning only to learn that the seas were too rough for us to utilize their port since it is not protected from the ocean. So we had a day at sea. The cruise director quickly revamped the schedule and many of the on-board instructors and lecturers volunteered to participate. So we were able to have an interesting day nonetheless. I have been taking a class about making movies on the Ipad. In addition, we have had a wonderful lecturer by the name of Dr. Jay Wolf who speaks about why North America has thrived and prospered much more than South America even though the colonization of both continents began at the same time. The operators of the ship are smart since by leaving and heading toward our next port of call they could open the casino which is closed when we are in port.