We had 7 hours to explore another area of Buenos Aires before leaving for the airport, to fly to Sao Paulo, for the first leg our journey home.
And so our wonderful expedition cruise to Antarctica and some southern islands came to an end at Ushuaia.
We sailed from Stanley at 8pm and headed for Ushuaia which would take a day at sea.
From West Point, we sailed overnight to Stanley, also known as Port Stanley, on the East Falkland Island, arriving in the outer anchorage of Stanley Bay at 08:00.
After two days at sea, we arrived at West Point on the West Falkland Island at 11:30, in calm seas.
After visiting Grytviken, once all were back on board, the captain announced that guests had asked if we could go past Iceberg A23a. Once again, the itinerary was changed.
We sailed from Golthul to Grytviken arriving during the night into a much calmer bay.
We arrived at Royal Bay, South Georgia at 07:00 after 2 days in rough seas and, as it was still very rough in this bay, it was decided to move further north to Golthul.
After a wonderful time discovering the flora, fauna and geography of the Antarctic Peninsula we spent two days at sea, travelling to the island of South Georgia.
We anchored near Mikkleson Harbour on another beautiful day. There was the usual sign in the lift telling us where we were, on which deck to board our boats, items we must have on hand and what time all must be back on board.
The more we have travelled over the last 20+ years, the use of digital gadgets has increased dramatically.
Not sure whether to say yippee, there are only 160 days until we leave or, oh no, still 160 days before we hop on the plane on the 1st leg of our trip to see the Northern Lights. Things are gradually coming together.
We all know the proverb, “The best laid plans of mice & men often go awry”. Well, it certainly is true when travelling. There can be transport delays, bad weather, distance to travel to a particular attraction can all make one have to reconsider their plans on any day. We…
I cannot believe that it is more than half way through the month of May 2015! That means it is 7 months to the day before we leave on this wonderful trip. It is getting really exciting but there is so much to do.
I cannot believe that it is more than half way through the month of May! That means it is 7 months to the day before we leave on this wonderful trip.
There is no question that there are some definite dos and don’ts for travellers and a few more of each for Senior Citizens. I have prepared some ideas in the table below but would appreciate any that you, the reader and traveller has to share.
Having mentioned to Teresa Smith that I had already contacted a travel company in Norway she suggested that I hold off going ahead and booking that tour without looking at other possiblities.
As mentioned briefly in my last blog about travel and medication, the 2 of us are planning an absolutely super long holiday from mid-August to mid-November, 97 days from start to finish. The planning for this holiday is significantly more complicated and more work but we know that it will…
At the end of my last blog, I mentioned that we have already decided on our next trip which starts with travelling to the northern tip of Norway to the town of Tromsø to witness the incredible natural phenomenon known as the Aurora Borealis or the Northern Lights.
This is the perennial question. The more that we look at our itinerary we see that we will encounter extreme differences in weather patterns so the question is, “What and how to pack?”
Today is Day 25 of the 30-Day Blogging Challenge and I have to decide on what to do for my last 6 blogs to complete the challenge. The first 24 told of our experiences of 2010 when we went to the Oberammegau Passion Play with a group of people from…
As always, time just flies when one is busy and has a very exciting trip to plan.
Time is going too slowly but also very quickly. Suddenly it is just 4+ months to departure date and there is plenty to do and plenty to pay!
Today I will write about the next leg of our journey, leaving the Scandinavian states after a wonderful 2 weeks.
Those planning to travel outside of their home country will possibly have to apply for a visa at some point.
Yippee!! We have received the tour details and bookings for the Nordic Aurora Safari Tour. This means that the final countdown has begun. 70 days until we leave.
I thought that I would discuss forms of transport in the countries one is visiting.
Assisted travel is not only for people with walking difficulties and it costs nothing extra.
The type and form of transport and accommodation of any holiday depends very much on where and for how long one will be on holiday.
Just 30 days and then we are up, up and away to Lisbon, Portugal where we will spend a week on the first leg of our 3-month trip.