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A walk to Hoover Dam

Walking the Railroad Trail to Hoover Dam is a walk we've done many times. It's an easy hike, except for the last mile where the trail drops a couple of hundred feet to the dam. The round trip is eight miles in total. Today, I took

Are we about to join the Plague Ship?

Several reports indicate the cruise ship are about to embark on has a rather large outbreak of Norovirus. Nearly 90 sick with Norovirus on Holland America cruise that left Florida I've already received a message indicating the boarding process will be delayed while cleaning up after the last

Getting Ready for the Caribbean

I fully intended to take my son on a cruise this year. What I didn't expect was to be heading out so soon. As it turns out, we selected an eleven-day cruise on the Eurodam for the beginning of March. I'm still working on the

Well That's all Folks

Last day on the ship packing up and getting ready for the long flight home. This will be my last entry for the trip. I may add more pictures to the previous posts when I have time....

Puerto Chacabuco

Didn't leave the ship in this port but took a few pictures of the Andes Mountains.

Patagonia Brujo Glacier

Today as we head north we visited Brujo Glacier. The pictures don't fully capture how great this glacier is. I have been on numerous Alaskan cruises and have never seen anything like this.

Ushuaia Argentina

First day on shore in five days. We did a shore excursion into the National Park. Will post some pictures later. Falling a bit behind but will try to catch up things soon.

Drake Passage

Today we picked up Chilean pilots and headed through Drake Passage on the way to Ushuaia, Argentina. Tomorrow will be our first day on land after five days at sea.

Heading North

We are leaving Antarctica heading towards Drake Passage. Rough seas and fog in the south Atlantic. Nothing much to report today. Will be more to see once we approach the tip of South America.

Day 4 A bit of Snow while Cruising Palmer Station

Woke up this morning to a bit of snow Visibility has been poor but the views have still been quite spectacular. I will post a few pictures with the hope of posting more later.