Blogs from Antarctica - page 59

Joskus on vain annettava periksi... Esimerkiksi sille, etta itse pelkaa hullun lailla jotain maata, koska on kuullut siita pelottavia, vaikkakin myos positiivisia kokemuksia, mutta kun insinoori haluaa uusia kokemuksia niin ei se auta. On lahdettava paivaksi Paraguayhin. Hotelli Residencia Colonin (yosijamme taalla Posadassa) omistaja rouva, jonka englanninkielentaito on tuonut meille monta ilon hetkea, saattoi meidat itse aamulla pysakille, josta saimme paikallisbussin rajan yli Paraguayhin. Bussi oli yllatykseksemme tupaten taynna vaikka oli sunnuntai-aamu, mutta olimme kylla kuulleetkin, etta Argentiinalaiset kayvat vahan valia hamstraamassa elektroniikkaa ja taloustavaroita naapuriomaasta, koska hintaerot ovat melkoiset. Matkakaverimme olivat todella ystavallisia kun kuulivat minne olemme matkalla ja useampi alkoi sopimaan kuka auttaa meidat oikealle pysakille ja kuka tulee mukaa... read more

Mercredi, embarquement pour Ilha Grande, Etat de Rio de Janeiro, 3 000 habitants. Un petit bout de paradis posé sur l´océan, envahi par la forêt tropicale et bordé de plus de 100 plages. Vu qu´on est supposé être en hiver en ce moment, c´est la saison creuse, donc pas beaucoup de touristes et des plages désertes avec un grand allemand en maillot de bain qui marche avec son masque et son tuba sur la tête. Nous ne pouvons pas passer inapperçus sur cette île, Pat est le plus grand et je suis la seule asiatique. On est la curiosité des locaux ce qui est plutôt sympa. Même si la conversation en portugais n´est pas très élaborée de notre côté, on ne manque pas de faire des rencontres aussi bien avec des jeunes que des vieux. Le ... read more

Organised a trip to Peru, Machu Picchu... 4 days.... well I think i have made this trip to short but will see how it pans out... leave Quito 15:30 monday afternoon and will be back in Quito thursday at 13:30 thursday afternoon...sounds crazy thats because it is..... arrive in Lima... hotel... sleeep 11pm up at 4am to catch flght to Cuzco.. got to Cuuzco at 7am and was to late for the train to Machu Picchu.. met a tour operator and organised a taxi to catch the narrow gauge train that goes to Machu Picchu... in the mountains driving like a crazy man in the moutain passes.. ... read more

Where do you start with this one? A stupidly spontaneous decision at an airline checkin desk and 3 days later we were on a lovely red ship bound for Antarctica. This would be something different. After checking in to our nice little cabin, replete with bunks (including nice little rails to keep you in bed when the boat swings through 80deg at 4am) we wandered upstairs to the lounge expecting to be greeted with the US pensioner set and their nurses. Couldn't have been more wrong. This was the last trip of the season for our ship, the Explorer, before the ice sets in, so much of the normal set were long gone, back to Florida. Instead, we seemed to have hooked up with the rest of the backpacker set who'd come down here looking for ... read more

Well Hello and Howdy doody to all, Finally I can´t believe that this little jaunt is over. As you will see by some photos, the TARDIS wasn´t working two weeks ago so unfortunately i had to take the long way down to Ushuaia from Buenos Aires in an Aerolineas Argentina plane. But I finally made it and even had time for a guiness at the local irish pub. I did a little trip around the Tierra del Fuego national park to check out some of the local wildlife and then it was onto the little red boat - sorry ship- i will get that right eventually. Much like a big red freezer really, Good thing i brought my special koala size hat with me to keep my little ears warm. Pity i´m still freezin my furry ... read more