Punta Arenas, Chile, South America We’re going to Antarctica!!! It took a lot of figuring out, a lot of time, and a lot more money, but Ryan and I have decided to suck it up and go. Laura found us a ship with the company Exodus that has an available twin room on their trip leaving on 10 December. It’s has pretty much the same itinerary as the G Adventures cruise did, and it does offer camping and kayaking. It’s…
Punta Arenas, Chile, South America I got up this morning and got in touch with Laura straight away, but she didn’t have good news for me. She had gotten in touch with a few of the companies, but it looked like they were all completely full for their next trip, so no chance Ryan and I could jump on. I was really hopeful that this was going to work out, but I should have known that cruises that get booked…
Punta Arenas, Chile, South America I got up and had a nice cooked breakfast at my hostel this morning. The people working here are really friendly, and it turns out the manager who let me in last night speaks perfect english. I wish I had known that last night when I was trying to ask him questions, but I got by alright. I read that this is the place to do some shopping for any trips south because there are…
Punta Arenas, Chile, South America I had a decent sleep at the hostel last night. The only thing that disrupted me was the howling wind coming off the water outside my window. I had a nice breakfast up in the dining room, which confirmed my thought that I was the only one in the hotel. My table was all set for me, and it was the only one in the whole restaurant that had been set up. Yikes. I checked…