FUN-travel: Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, Argentina to Cape Town, South Africa – Silversea Cruise – Day 1
March 7, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN-travel: Buenos Aires to Ushuaia, Argentina to Cape Town, South Africa – Silversea Cruise – Day 1
The ABC’s of Argentina
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Easter Island
- B – 5 am wakeup
- 6:00 – taxi to airport in town $16
- 6:20 – arrive for 8:45 flight
- B – more hurry up & wait
- A – chartered flight on time
- B – no hot food – just crackers & chocolate covered wafers – should have gotten something @ airport
- 12:10 – arrive to blue skies, high clouds & snow capped mountains
- A – small easy airport
- A – spectacularly beautiful day
- 1:00 – lunch – bus to Patagonia Mia – empanadas – carrot, potato, tomato salad – BBQ goat – Santelmo wine
- 3:00 – arrive ship
- C – upgraded to bigger cabin (refurbishing in progress)
- 3:15 – walk into town for souvenirs
- 4:00 – make nail & massage appts
- C – 2 washer/dryers – do laundry
- 6:45 – sail away on outside deck 6
- 7:30 – dinner – only 1 dining room – order from menu – food & wine just so-so – had greater expectation
- C – 9:30 – Panorama bar – Alfredo on piano VG
FF – (FUN-fact) – Puerto Williams is the southernmost town in the world.
Puerto Williams
FUN:travel – Ushuaia, Argentina – Seabourn Cruise – Day 7
February 11, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN:travel – Ushuaia, Argentina – Seabourn Cruise – Day 7
The ABC’s of Argentina
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Day 11 – Saturday, February 9 – Ushuaia, Argentina – Cruise Day 7 – windy, balmy 60’s
- A – wake up 7:30
- A – smooth sailing all night
- B – head up to coffee bar & miss Chris coming down w/my cappuccino
- A – beautiful day – sunshine & high clouds
- 9:00 – fruit outside deck
- 12:30 – walk off pier to town takes 5 mins
- A –spectacular snow capped mountains surround harbor
- A – town is filled with colorful buildings
- 2:30 – back to ship after nice long walk
- A – we’ll be back here in 3 weeks & not sure what excursions will be included in that trip
- pizza break @ patio grill
Ushuaia Harbor
- nice chat w/couple we saw @ Houston airport & then met outside a restaurant in Buenos Aires
- 4:00 – room R & R – need nap from getting up so early
- C – 5:00 – book Croatia cruise in October & save 5%
- C – 7:00 – dinner @ specialty restaurant called 2
- A – 8 course tasting menu w/nice small portions
- have table w/another couple
- C – Don & Steve from Boston are them – what are the chances!
- A – 10:30 – rock the boat dance party @ the Club – lots of singing & dancing
FF – (FUN-fact) – Ushuaia is the southernmost city in the world.
More FF – There are wool throws in all of the outside seating areas to keep you warm.
