After packing our suitcases so that they can be put out in the corridor before we leave for our cooking lesson, BJ wanted to rest and Alan wanted to explore, so we explored. We got a cab to the Museo … Continue reading →
We made it to Montevideo about 5 hours late and almost immediately upon docking were hurried to the buses for our excursions. Ours was a city tour with a stop at the Parliament building and another at Mecca, better known … Continue reading →
We didn’t leave Puerto Madryn until midnight so this morning, the captain announced everything in Montevideo would be pushed forward a couple of hours. Glad it’s not all canceled as Alan is looking forward to going to the soccer museum … Continue reading →
It’s nice to have calm sailing on an at sea day. We didn’t do too much, kind of kept it leisurely. I went to a future exotic and repositioning cruise presentation and then Alan and I went to Angela’s final … Continue reading →
This morning we got up early and had breakfast in the room. As we ate, we watched Port Stanley, in the Falkland Islands come into view. We had to be in the meeting area for our tour by 8:25 and … Continue reading →
Up early again this morning so we could see Cape Horn as we sailed by. It is quite a rocky island with the rocks extending outward. Those were what caused to cause the shipwrecks. Very stark. The wind was very … Continue reading →
Today we journeyed to the area of South America known as The End of the World. We awoke about 6:30 AM and immediately opened the curtains to the balcony as we were supposed to start traversing Glacier Alley in the … Continue reading →
Today we stopped at Punta Arenas, the capital of Chilean Patagonia and the farthest Southern city of Chile. Since Alan wanted to hike down a mountain, and I didn’t, he went one way and I headed out to visit a … Continue reading →
This morning we set the alarm and got up at 7:00 AM in order to put coats on over our robes and stand out on our balcony to see the majestic Amalia Glacier. The Southern tip of Chile consists of … Continue reading →
Today was an at sea day and we are in the open South Pacific in the middle of a gale. It is, in truth, no where near as rough as the North Atlantic on our transatlantic trip, so it has … Continue reading →
