Archive for: November 2023

Day 04 – Antarctica Redux

Written on November 4, 2023 in South America

This was our first at sea day, meaning we were sailing, made no stops, and haven’t seen land of any form for over 24 hours.  Out of the Beagle Channel, and on into the Drake Passage. Since we were ship-bound there isn’t a lot to share.  Well, maybe sharing that we closed down the bar...

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Day 03 – Antarctica Redux

Written on November 3, 2023 in Argentina

Leaving off mere hours from Day 2…. Up at 2:40, breakfast at 3 am, and in the bud by 4 am.  Although we were tired, this was relatively easy considering there were no bags to pack! It was, as our British friends say, “chucking buckets” in BA with quite a wind (in other words…raining hard...

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Day 02 – Antarctica Redux

Written on November 2, 2023 in Argentina

Day 2 (still a flight day…thanks to the delay!)   Sleeping overnight in the Miami airport is not the ideal start to our adventure.  We were so glad to get on the 7:30 flight…. and then they announced a delay.  A DELAY?!  Thankfully it was only 15 mins.  We loaded and finally set off for...

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Day 01 – Antarctica Redux

Written on November 1, 2023 in Argentina

Travel day! Normally not much to report, but once again we have a story to tell… The flight to Dallas Fort Worth international went smoothly.  Got to have lunch in DFW, but no, not here: Ater lunch we hopped onto our flight to Miami.   Got there in plenty of time only to discover that our...

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