by Safarigal | Dec 1, 2022 | De la Tierra del Fuego a la Tierra del Hielo
If we are near to the driest place on earth, why is it snowing? There is a valley in the south of Antarctica that hasn’t had precipitation in over a million years. So I am wondering where all of this snow comes from. So far the Drake Passage has been very...
by Safarigal | Nov 30, 2022 | De la Tierra del Fuego a la Tierra del Hielo
We seem to be in a better spot for wifi, and Brian has shown me how to reduce the size of my photos, so I am giving it a go at reposting with a few photos. Well there was certainly some motion during the night, but really not much more than you would expect on a...
by Safarigal | Nov 30, 2022 | De la Tierra del Fuego a la Tierra del Hielo
After breakfast we found the perfect spot by the pool and spent a leisurely morning soaking up the sun. At noon we had to check out of our room, and we had been planning to sit in the lounge area until our bus (number 7 of 8) was ready to leave. 200 other people had...
by Safarigal | Nov 29, 2022 | De la Tierra del Fuego a la Tierra del Hielo
I stopped by the Silversea desk to see if the welcome letters were available yet, and I was asked to come back in an hour. We decided not to wait, and walked to the Hop On Hop Off Bus stop at the mall, and bought our tickets for the bus and the cable car (Teleferico)....
by Safarigal | Nov 28, 2022 | De la Tierra del Fuego a la Tierra del Hielo
The flight from Dallas to Santiago was long, but uneventful, apart from not being able to have any of my chosen entrées for dinner. Note to self – order your meals in advance for your next flight. Customs and immigration were very efficient. Despite filling out a long...
