A leisurely start to the day as our journey had been shortened by driving to Arusha the day before. A very comfortable drive to the border where our driver had lunch and we indulged in cokes having had a large breakfast – but this was our first visit to a non-tourist eating place. It wasContinue reading “On to Amboseli”
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Onwards from Ngorongoro
Having climbed the side of the Crater in our trusty Land Cruiser, we paddled to the tent allocated to us in Pukelala. The staff were lovely and the view would have been incredible had it not been for the incessant rain. As it was, we could see how amazing it would have been. Through theContinue reading “Onwards from Ngorongoro”
Moving on to Ngorongoro
Although the journey wasn’t a particularly long one, we decided to set off early so that we would have plenty of time to enjoy the Crater. Our driver had suggested that it might be better to get there early, have most of the day in the Crater and then set off early the next dayContinue reading “Moving on to Ngorongoro”
Fjords, Glaciers, Islands and Ports along the Chilean coast
Cruising the Glaciers and Fjords The length of Chile becomes real when you know that it takes two days, averaging 15.5knots to get from Punta Arenas to Puerto Chacabuco and you still have three days before journey’s end in Valparaiso. As we approached Glacier Alley, the clouds came down and visibility was limited. The onlyContinue reading “Fjords, Glaciers, Islands and Ports along the Chilean coast”
The Drake Passage and Rounding Cape Horn
When you leave things too long and don’t check your memories, you leave things out! Lesson learnt, I hope! How could I forget the Drake Passage and Cape Horn???? After Antarctica and before Ushuaia we had a day sailing the Bellinghausen Sea ( not the smoothest crossing ever, but could have been much worse!). AndContinue reading “The Drake Passage and Rounding Cape Horn”
After Antarctica
Can anything live up to the experience that is Antarctica? Chile and Argentina will try!! Ushuaia Everyone had told me that Ushuaia is a dump – a jumping off place for cruises and flights to Antarctica. But I found a thriving community with a distinctive lifestyle and some good shopping especially for visitors. We decided toContinue reading “After Antarctica”
Cruising Antarctica
No sooner had we arrived in the waters of Antarctica than things seemed to have improved and the sun shone on us. The three days ahead of us more than fulfilled my expectations in many ways. There were sights to be stored in the memory for life, for sure this is not a place toContinue reading “Cruising Antarctica”
Hi from the High Seas
As I write we are creeping (at about 16.5 knots per hour) towards Admiralty Bay in the South Shetland Islands. We left Stanley in the Falklands late yesterday afternoon and have now been at sea for more than 24 hours without sight of land. I had always understood that the Southern Ocean to be amongContinue reading “Hi from the High Seas”
Now it’s the sea that’s deceiving me!!
It’s Sunday and we’re on the Atlantic Ocean about three quarters of the way from Puerto Madryn to Stanley, capital of the Falkland Islands (Las Malvinas) as I write. All day we’ve experienced calms seas and gorgeous skies, with sunshine and glistening water. We’re told it might be different tomorrow but we’re hoping not….watch thisContinue reading “Now it’s the sea that’s deceiving me!!”
How deceptive can a city be?
Monday 9th January 2017 There were three places I set out to see today but I had one massive requirement: I HAD to find an external hard drive as the one I brought with me wasn’t ‘speaking’ to the laptop and I could do nothing with it, so a computer shop was a must andContinue reading “How deceptive can a city be?”
Living the Journey 