15 de enero de 2010
Santiago, Chile
The genesis of this trip started last May when I was surfing the web, checking out cruises within South America and discovred just how cheap they were.
This all started last winter when I meet scores of people who were either coming from or going on the classic South American cruise--Valparaiso, Chile to Buenos Aires, Argentina. Two weeks dropping down along the Patagonian Coast, wrapping around the Cape of Good Horn, visiting the Falkland Islands then arriving in Buenos Aires two weeks later. I just assumed these were wealthy people, but how wrong I was. This is extraordinarily good value and will only cost us each $85.00 a day for everything!
I then contacted my travel pal, Glenda, who, I assumed, would be retired by then. This was the impetus she needed to do the deed. ¨Yes!" she exclaimed. ¨This way I can retire at Christmas and have something to look forward to.¨
So now we were two. A few weeks later I was in Albany visiting friends Marc and Kirk and casually asked them if they were interested. Another yes!
So now we are four! A huge number for me! This is not how I normally travel, but it should be a lot of fun.
After the cruise, when we arrive in Buenos Aires, Marc and Kirk fly home, but Glenda and I have an apartment for two weeks. She will then fly home and I´ll take a month to travel back to Lima.
Below is the itinerary:
14-Day Chilean Fjords & Strait of Magellan, Santiago to Buenos Aires
Day Port Arrive Depart
Sun Santiago (Valparaiso) - 5:00 PM
Mon At Sea - -
Tue Puerto Montt 8:00 AM 6:00 PM
Wed Puerto Chacabuco 10:00 AM 5:00 PM
Thu Cruise Patagonic Channels - -
Thu Cruise Chilean Fjords - -
Fri Cruise Strait Of Magellan - -
Sat Punta Arenas 6:00 AM 6:00 PM
Sun Cruise Beagle Channel Glacier Cruising - -
Sun Ushuaia 12:00 PM 8:00 PM
Mon Cruise Cape Horn - -
Tue Stanley 9:00 AM 4:00 PM
Wed At Sea - -
Thu Puerto Madryn 7:00 AM 4:00 PM
Fri At Sea - -
Sat Montevideo 11:00 AM 8:00 PM
Sun Buenos Aires 6:00 AM
Wish us well. This is going to be great! I´ll blog it as we go forward.
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