Flights, Bags and Shopping

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We are getting excited now. Its interesting hearing reactions from people as we tell them where we are going. Some are horrified and cant understand it and others are very jealous.

Our flight to Buenos Aires via Santiago is all booked. We leave from Auckland on the 31 October. However, our baggage allowance is one piece at 23kg per person. All because we have a night in Auckland which means its not a through fare from home. So our only alternative is to pay $30 for an extra bag. Not much really in the grand scheme of things.

As we live near a ski resort we have a fair bit of warm clothes anyway. So its a matter of sorting out and deciding if it up to the task.

A Jacket and rubber boots are provided by the Tour so that's good. Anyway, thank goodness for the Kathmandu Sale! We bought the following:


• Thermals
• Thick Socks
• Balaclava
• Merino glove liners
• Mittens
• Waterproof Liner for my daypack and camera.



We already have wind / waterproof trousers for sitting in zodiacs and penguin poop.

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