Geo: 32.778, -96.7956After breakfast in the hotel this morning, we were ready to go to the Dallas Market Hall for the travel show by 9:30. It opened at 10, and we left the hotel early so we would be sure to be able to pick up our tickets and be in line to go in as soon as it opened. Rick Steves was scheduled to speak at 10:15, and we did not know how big the seating area would be for his presentation so we wanted to be there early. As it turned out, we got there a little too early, picked up our tickets, then went across the street to the Renaissance Hotel to sit in the lobby to wait. When we returned to the hall, there was a long line to get into the ... read more

Geo: 34.4264, -100.204We drove a little bit farther today than we usually do in one day. Made it to Childress for the night after stopping for lunch in Tucumcari at Kix on 66. It had shown up on one of the lists of good restaurants in the state, but I don't remember where I saw it. The lunch was good, but not outstanding. On this route, it is unusual for us to stop to eat before we get to Amarillo, but thought we'd give it a try. It looks like it used to be a Denny's.After checking in at the Hampton, we went to Top Notch Texas for a barbeque dinner. Seems like all we did today was drive and eat. I did much of the driving while Phil worked on grading papers. We'll get to ... read more

Geo: 35.0841, -106.649We flew overnight to Houston arriving there just after 5 a.m. The Global Entry line at customs was short, thankfully. We grabbed our luggage and took it through customs then waited in a long line to get through security. There is no TSA precheck line available for people connecting from international to domestic flights. The United lounge was open so we waited there for the last flight--about a four hour layover. This has been such an magnificent trip! I feel very lucky to have had the opportunity to see Antarctica first hand. The rugged landscape, the everchanging seascape, the entertaining and completely unconcerned animals, the numerous birds, and the bold and robust people who accept the challenge of living there are all unbelievable. I so enjoyed every one of the six days that we ... read more

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Geo: -41.4752, -72.9521We started the day with an early alarm and room service breakfast before our shore excursion. The ship was anchored again so we left the room to get in line for the tender shortly before 8:00. The tender ride was okay—not as smooth as yesterday, but okay. By the time we got to the port, we were led to bus two for the Puerto Montt, Puerto Varas, and Frutillar tour. Four people had not made the tender with our group so we had to wait another forty minutes while the tender made another trip back and forth. They seem to have only one tender launched in each of the last ports. The tour took us to the Puerto Montt town square and the handicraft market first. Usually tours end with the shopping stop, but ... read more