South America -- \'Round the Horn and Hiking Machu Picchu

Steve's Mom passed away in 2011 and left him an unplanned inheritance. Wondering how to best honor his Mother\'s probable wishes for what to do with it, he asked himself, \"What would my Mom tell me to do with this money if some one else had given it to me out-of-the-blue?\" The answer was pretty straight-forward: \"Get your darned teeth fixed, and then go someplace you would not otherwise be able to visit and learn something valuable about the world you live in!\" Steve went to the dentist and got his teeth into tip-top condition, and one day he and Carol were reading an advertisement from Princess Cruises: \"Sail all the way around South America, visit 11 countires, including a cruise around the bottom of the world at Cape Horn.\" THAT got our attention, so we called our niece\'s husband, who is a world class travel agent, and asked him to make it happen. As they say, the rest if history.

We were fortunate enough to do both the cruise trip, and also visit one of the top places on our bucket-list (Carol calls it our \"Living List\") at the same time: Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley and Lake Titicaca, the world\'s highest and largest fresh water lake, all locatd in Peru. We topped it off with a week-long stay in beautiful Buenos Aires, where Carol realized her dream of attending a \"real\" Argentine Tango show. The blog you will read here is the story of our trip, broken into a day-by-day accounts of the major highlights of our adventures together.

If you are reading this blog, then you already have been given access to the accompanying photo library, so we hope ypou enjoy sharing our adventure with us! Please feel to comment, as we will check up on this space from time-to-time, and you are welcome to share and use any of the photos we wook as well.

All The Best,

Steve & Carol Steinbrecher -- Intrepid World Travelers

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Trip Length: 6 weeks
Blog Entries: 44
Photos: 2838
Words: 22007

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Blog Entries

Date	Blog Title	Location
December 5th 2012	South America - A Destination of A Lifetime - Embarkation	North America » United States » California » San Francisco
December 5th 2012	Day One – At Sea off the California Coast – Clock Set forward one hour at 0200	North America » United States » California
December 6th 2012	Day Two – At Sea off the Coast of Mexico	Oceans and Seas » Pacific
December 8th 2012	Day Three – Cabo San Lucas, Mexico	North America » Mexico » Baja California Sur » Cabo San Lucas
December 9th 2012	Day Four – At Sea	Oceans and Seas » Pacific
December 10th 2012	Day Five – At Sea off the Coast of Mexico – Clock set forward one hour at 0200	Oceans and Seas » Pacific
December 11th 2012	Day Six – Puerto Quetzal, Guatemala	Central America Caribbean » Guatemala » Pacific Coast » Puerto San José
December 12th 2012	Day Seven -- SAR at Sea!	Oceans and Seas » Pacific
December 12th 2012	Day Seven – San Juan Del Sur, Nicaragua	Central America Caribbean » Nicaragua » Southern Pacific Coast » San Juan del Sur
December 13th 2012	Day Eight – Puntarenas, Costa Rica	Central America Caribbean » Costa Rica » Puntarenas » Ciudad Cortes
December 14th 2012	Day Nine – At Sea -- Clock set forward one hour at 0200	Oceans and Seas » Pacific
December 15th 2012	Day 10 -- Manta, Ecuador	South America » Ecuador » West » Manta
December 16th 2012	Day 11 – At Sea off the Coast of Ecuador and Peru	Oceans and Seas » Pacific
December 17th 2012	Day 12 – Docking at Callao, Peru (Day One of Two)	South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Lima
December 18th 2012	Day 13 – Callao, Peru (Day Two)	South America » Peru » Lima » Lima » Lima
December 19th 2012	Day 14 – At Sea – Clock set forward one hour at 0200	Oceans and Seas » Pacific
December 20th 2012	Day 15 – At Sea – clock set forward one hour at 0200	Oceans and Seas » Pacific
December 21st 2012	Day 16 – La Serena/Coquimbo, Chile	South America » Chile » Coquimbo Region » La Serena
December 22nd 2012	Day 17 -- Valparaiso/Santiago, Chile	South America » Chile » Valparaíso Region » Valparaíso
December 22nd 2012	Day 18 – At Sea, Off the Southern Coast of Chile	Oceans and Seas » Pacific
December 24th 2012	Day 19 – Puerto Montt, Chile	South America » Chile » Los Lagos » Puerto Montt
December 25th 2012	Day 20 – Christmas Day at Sea	Oceans and Seas » Pacific
December 26th 2012	Day 21 – Touring Amalia Glacier and the Torres del Paine National Park	Oceans and Seas » Pacific
December 27th 2012	Day 22 – Punta Arenas, Chile (Last day in Chile)	South America » Chile » Magallanes » Punta Arenas
December 28th 2012	Day 22 – Ushuaia, Argentina	South America » Argentina » Tierra del Fuego » Ushuaia
December 29th 2012	Day 24 – Around the Horn	Oceans and Seas » Pacific
December 30th 2012	Day 25 – Paradise Falls, Falkland Islands	South America » Falkland Islands » East Falkland
December 31st 2012	Day 26 – New Year’s Eve at Sea	Oceans and Seas » Atlantic
January 1st 2013	Day 27 – Puerto Madryn, Argentina – Happy New Year!!	South America » Argentina » Chubut » Puerto Madryn
January 2nd 2013	Day 28 – At Sea – Set the clock ahead one hour at 0200. We are now only two hours behind London time	Oceans and Seas » Atlantic
January 3rd 2013	Day 29 – Montevideo, Uruguay	South America » Uruguay » District of Montevideo » Montevideo
January 4th 2013	Day 30 – Disembarkation, Buenos Aires – Set the clock back one hour at 0200	South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires
January 5th 2013	Day 31 – Buenos Aires	South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires
January 6th 2013	Day 32 -- Buenos Aires	South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires
January 7th 2013	Day 33 – Buenos Aires in transit to Sacred Valley, Peru – Clock set forward two hours (now back on EST)	South America » Argentina » Buenos Aires » Buenos Aires
January 8th 2013	Day 34 – Sacred Valley Ruins and Pisac, Peru	South America » Peru » Cusco » Sacred Valley
January 9th 2013	Day 35 – Ollantaytambo and Machu Picchu – Day One	South America » Peru » Cusco » Ollantaytambo
January 10th 2013	Day 36 – Machu Picchu and Cuzco	South America » Peru » Cusco » Machu Picchu
January 11th 2013	Day 37 – Cuzco City	South America » Peru » Cusco » Cusco » Cusco
January 12th 2013	Day 38 – The Great Train Ride	South America » Peru » Puno » Puno
January 13th 2013	Day 39 – Lake Titicaca, Los Uros Floating Islands and Tequile Island	South America » Peru » Puno » Lake Titicaca » Taquile Island
January 14th 2013	Day 40 – Back to America!	North America » United States » California » Pollock Pines
January 14th 2013	Only if you Like Ships	Oceans and Seas » Pacific
January 15th 2013	Some Interesting Facts:	Oceans and Seas