We woke up this morning half way down the country of Argentina, but only about a quarter or maybe a third of the way down the coast from Buenos Aires. It seems we have a lonnnggg way to go yet.
Yesterday we just hung out around the ship. It was nice to sleep in and not be "on the go". After breakfast, Gerard and I went out for a brisk walk around the ship a few times, on the walking/jogging path. The sea has been fairly calm so far, fortunately. The unfortunate part is...I'm gaining weight! Way too much food.
I took these next 2 photos from our TV screen, so they're a little "off". The first one shows our route so far from Buenos Aires to Puerto Madryn at the bottom (the arrow was where we were when I took the photo). The green dots are our ports of call.
This one shows the whole cruise, with it's various stops. They're not named on here though. Again, the green dots are the ports of call.
The housekeeper for our room leaves the towels in various shapes on our bed. I thought he hadn't done one yesterday, but then I discovered it - a mouse in a coffee cup. I thought it was cute.
So today we stopped at Puerto Madryn. Nothing too special about this place. There are bus trips to a cape where there are apparently lots of wildlife, but nothing's a guarantee, and the bus ride is about 2 hours each way. Not. So we just hung around town.
Here's a pretty good shot of our ship at the pier.
And here's Gerard checking out the water in the south Atlantic. Kinda coolish.
While we were sitting at a restaurant on the beach having a brew, these little kids were learning how to handle a kayak (we assume). They were so cute. They all had wet suits.
And here they are in the water.
A shot of Puerto Madryn from the pier. You can see the restaurant where we had a beer and a bite in the middle of the picture - the really low blue and white building on the beach.
Yesterday we just hung out around the ship. It was nice to sleep in and not be "on the go". After breakfast, Gerard and I went out for a brisk walk around the ship a few times, on the walking/jogging path. The sea has been fairly calm so far, fortunately. The unfortunate part is...I'm gaining weight! Way too much food.
I took these next 2 photos from our TV screen, so they're a little "off". The first one shows our route so far from Buenos Aires to Puerto Madryn at the bottom (the arrow was where we were when I took the photo). The green dots are our ports of call.
This one shows the whole cruise, with it's various stops. They're not named on here though. Again, the green dots are the ports of call.
The housekeeper for our room leaves the towels in various shapes on our bed. I thought he hadn't done one yesterday, but then I discovered it - a mouse in a coffee cup. I thought it was cute.
So today we stopped at Puerto Madryn. Nothing too special about this place. There are bus trips to a cape where there are apparently lots of wildlife, but nothing's a guarantee, and the bus ride is about 2 hours each way. Not. So we just hung around town.
Here's a pretty good shot of our ship at the pier.
And here's Gerard checking out the water in the south Atlantic. Kinda coolish.
While we were sitting at a restaurant on the beach having a brew, these little kids were learning how to handle a kayak (we assume). They were so cute. They all had wet suits.
And here they are in the water.
A shot of Puerto Madryn from the pier. You can see the restaurant where we had a beer and a bite in the middle of the picture - the really low blue and white building on the beach.
We're sailing again at 5 pm and our next stop is Stanley in the Falkland Islands. Again, we'll be at sea all day tomorrow, docking Thursday morning.
The food has been pretty darn good - as you might have guessed. We usually go to the entertainment lounge at night after dinner. Some of it is really good. There are lots of things on the ship to do, if you want.
So, until Thursday! On second thought, I don't think I can do anything from there unless I can find an internet cafe, or something. The Falkland Islands are not covered in the "roam like home" deal Rogers has with Latin America. Only the South American countries, and of course the Falklands are a British holding. It could be Saturday until you hear from me again, when we're back in Argentina. We'll see.
Funny that you highlight in your pictures where you drink! That is really odd that Rogers wouldn't have a deal with British holdings. John says that there is nothing at the Falkland Islands. I hope you prove him wrong!
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