At Sea Day in a Gale (February 17)
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 →
Puerto Montt (February 16)
Today we made our first landfall of the cruise, Puerto Montt, Chile. We had chosen to go on an all day excursion, so had to get up at 6, eat breakfast in the room, and then go down to the … Continue reading →
Cruising down the Chilean Coast (February 14th and 15th)
Yesterday we arose very early for us, put our luggage out into the hallway, had breakfast, and got on the first bus to transport us to the port in San Antonio, Chile where we would board our ship, the Emerald … Continue reading →
Further Adventures in Santiago
On Sunday, as it seems usual for this phase of our trip, we had nothing planned. After talking about what to do and whether to even do anything (it’s in the high 80s, low 90s and HOT), we decided to … Continue reading →
Exploring Santiago
After resting most of the day after lunch, we went downstairs at the hotel searching for a light dinner. It was after 8, but the restaurants were still fairly quiet as people seem to eat as they do in Spain … Continue reading →
Starting the great South American adventure
Welcome back to our travel blog. Mr. Tooth was getting antsy about not having gone traveling for a few months, so the three of us sat down and decided to do something very different for us. We are flying to … Continue reading →
Acqua Alta Arrives
Two days ago, we finally had our first acqua alta. This happens when the tide is high, the wind speed and direction are right, and the weather is right. The city of Venice then experiences flooding in most of the low … Continue reading →
First You Drain the Eyes
Yesterday was our cooking lesson day with Monica and Arianna. Their company is Cook in Venice and we had a great time with them. The day started off with us not hearing the alarm and having only about 45 minutes … Continue reading →
Still Closed, Oh No!
Tuesday, we set out to see one of the churches we have not been able to get into over a period of a couple of trips. It is San Giobbe and it is in Western Cannaregio. Taking the vaporetto at the … Continue reading →
Oh, What a View!
Today was the day we were scheduled to go to the Fondaco dei Tedeschi’s rooftop terrace, but that wasn’t until 2 PM. We needed to leave the apartment by about ten as it was scheduled to have its weekly cleaning. … Continue reading →