South America 2024

It was a day filled with sea lions (or 'sea potatoes,' as our tour guide fondly called them) and penguins. We spent a couple of hours in a Land Rover, navigating a long, muddy road to see the wildlife. It was well worth the journey. I have more

Sunny day out with a bit of wind and swell. We are well into the the South Atlantic heading to the Falkland Islands.

Our day in Puerto Madryn was canceled due to 50 mile plus winds. Our next stop is Port Stanley. Hopefully the weather will improve. The last time we were in the area in 2015 we were unable to stop at the Falkland Islands due to the weather. Back to looking

Today we are starting to head south. No port today, just getting a walk in and deciding what's for dinner. The sea is calm and the sun is out. Tomorrow's port should have much the same weather. I suspect it will start cooling down as we

Today we went to an olive oil tasting. I'm now educated on some of the differences in various olive oils. The wine and cheese that went along with the event made for a great morning on shore. May update but for now kicking back and let all the

The first thing I saw when I got out of bed this morning is that our ship had appeared to have parked next to what looks like a grave yard for ships I'm not sure what to make of this but we are on the other side of

Ending our day. We had a nice dinner on the ship. We decided not to buy a shore excursion for tomorrow. Instead, we found out that the local market will be a great place to eat. I enjoyed the area the last time we visited. On my previous trip, I

Yesterday, we left Iguazu for Buenos Aires. The transfer to the airport and the flight were painless. However, it was a bit of a struggle getting from the airport to the ship. The cruise terminal and the airport we flew into are close (there are two airports in Buenos Aires)

We left the falls today and made our way back to Buenos Aires to our ship. I didn't have time to post until now. I have too many pictures to share here, but I will try to post more when time permits. Some of the moon walk pictures

After almost 30 hours of travel, including layovers in Houston and Buenos Aires, we have arrived at Iguazu Falls. I'm tired, so my writing will be brief tonight. The hotel is nice. We decided to stay at the Gran Meliá Iguazú on the Argentinian side. It's