Iruyu Memories

A few last photos of the crew and surroundings in Iruyu. Fantastic crew in a fantastic setting. Ernesto the local art director said, "In Buenos Aires this would be an incredibly hard shoot. Here it is INSANE!". Perhaps it was but we'll remember it forever.

Birthday in Uruguay

Two days ago, I hopped on the BuqueBus catamaran ferry from Buenos Aires to the Uruguayan port city of Colonia de Sacramento. The day was grey and started out drizzly. When I disembarked, I thought the place was going to be a bust. No people and the one street the locals guided me to was unimpressive. I saw a lighthouse across the small historic part of town and went to explore. That's when the real Colonia came out. Around the lighthouse are many cobblestoned streets with alot of shops, bars and restaurants. Gorgeous colors and mallorca type pottery plaques everywhere denoting some past battle or notable personage. Many old cars of familiar and strange makes.
The ruins around the lighthouse were fascinating and I believe they are from an ancient Portuguese fort.
A lot of mosquitos as well. In fact, on the way back to the ferry in the late afternoon, I saw a sign I translated as ways to prevent Dengue Fever. Oh well...........

Birthday Lunch @ El Rincon

I was walking the small town of Colonia and happened upon this BBQ place. The wood burning BBQ smelled great. A nice fire. I oredered a few things and to work the BBQ, the cook took some of the coals that had fallen from the left side where the wood was burning and moved them under the grill. Lots of flowers everywhere, flags flying from all countries and a view of the water. Perfect.

Horsey ATM

BERLIN — An early-morning German bank customer had a bit of a shock when he found a horse already in line at the automatic teller machine in front of him. It seems the horse's owner, identified only as Wolfgang H., had a bit too much to drink the night before and decided to sleep it off inside the bank's heated foyer, police said Tuesday.

Shoot Day 3

Yesterday we had fire again. But unlike the last time we were in Argentina, this fire was controlled and meant to happen. We started the day with flaming hay bails launching over a cliff and falling into pigpens below. The sound of the pigs being carted away to safety in the morning was deafening and ghastly.
We then proceeded to the main square for some more fun with huge wheels, oil cans and cars. Special effects set up six cars on their ends and we toppled them at dusk. And then had some more fireworks.
After work, the electric crew and I adjourned to the nearby bar Fredirico lll for a cerveza and they taught my new dirty phrase. They have been teaching me one swear phrase a day to use on other crew members. Always fun but I am waiting to get my face slapped.
It was the producers birthday yesterday and the director and second unit director sang "Happy Birthday" to her in their native dutch. We then did it in Spanish and English......