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…
Puerto Natales, Chile, South America I woke up at 6am today to try and get in touch with Laura. I had to wait an hour because of course on a Sunday, they start at 10am. I sent her a message and she had just finished reading her email about our cruise being cancelled. That’s why I never heard from G Adventures last night, because they emailed my travel instead so she could break the bad news to me. She was…
Puerto Natales, Chile, South America I had a great day in Torres Del Paine today! And then I got the worst news of my whole eight months traveling. The day had a bit of a bumpy start too. I was told that the tour company was going to pick me up between 7:30am and 8am. I got up at 6:30am, got ready, had breakfast, and was ready to go at 7:30am. It turns out the company forgot me, so I…
Puerto Natales, Chile, South America I had a pretty quiet day in Puerto Natales today, which was fine considering how bad the weather was. I spent a few hours walking around the town to check out the port and whatever scenery there was. It was a lot colder than yesterday, probably around 5*C (40*F), and it was raining, and the wind was blowing. Not exactly a nice day to be outside sightseeing, but fortunately for me, there isn’t a lot…
Puerto Natales, Chile, South America I got up this morning, had another nice breakfast at Hostal La Estancia and then checked out to get my bus. Luckily the Magallanes Bus terminal is only a five minute walk from the hostel, so it was easy enough to get to. It was a really nice, new bus, and the emptiest bus I’ve been on in South America. It was really bizarre. There were only six of us on the huge coach bus,…
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…
Ancud, Chile, South America I woke up today to the sound of pouring rain outside, so I was really in no hurry to get moving. I had breakfast downstairs at the hostel and then got packed up and left by noon. I walked down to the bus terminal and got my ticket for the next bus to Ancud, which was in two minutes. I love it when that happens! It was just an hour and a half to get to…
Castro, Chile, South America I had a quiet day in Castro today, which was perfect considering it was NFL Sunday. I had a walk around town, just to see if I had missed anything yesterday, which I hadn’t. I got a massive burger for lunch, and then came back to the hostel to watch football. I’ve decided to stay here again tonight because the internet is just so good and I really want to watch the Patriots vs. Colts game…