Archives for February 2008

Breakfast was early - 7am this morning, but we had to have our bags packed and sitting outside our rooms before we went so that the crew could take them out to the dock for us. We finished our packing and then headed down to breakfast. It was a bit quiet – many people had already … [Read More »]

Just a quick note to let you know we arrived in Ushuaia, Argentina after our 4 night cruise – it was fantastic. We managed to land on Cape Horn (something they only get to do around 60% of the time due to bad weather). We were very lucky – as the last Zodiacs were returning, the … [Read More »]

A very early start this morning – we had to be up and in the sky lounge by 7am ready with our life jackets and gear for our excursion to Cape Horn. This was the highlight of the trip and we were all eagerly waiting for the chance to visit the “end of the world”. … [Read More »]

Woke a bit later this morning – just before breakfast at 8am, and were delighted to see a dolphin swimming alongside the boat just outside our cabin window – the water was so clear, we could even see him when underwater! The rain had stopped and it looked like we might be able to spend some … [Read More »]

Day 2 of our cruise – up early for an 8am breakfast – full hot buffet complete with scrambled eggs and bacon – pity the bacon was very salty … we’ve noticed that a lot of the food here has a lot of salt. The weather had turned wet and miserable so we couldn’t really see … [Read More »]