We survived Drake Passage and Cape Horn. On Tues night (Jan 30), the ship's passengers , the expedition team and ship's crew shared mutual congratulations and we saw a wonderful slide show commemorating our 10 day trip.
The captain shared that we would get to Ushuaia by 2AM Wed (Jan 31) morning which would give us plenty of time to make our 9:50AM flight. Tuesday night we had a wonderful final dinner with the Ansari's and Nazem's and then set about our final packing.
We awoke Wed morning and were not docked in Ushuaia! It seems there was a Ugandan military ship in our way. That made for an exciting morning whereby we (along with other passengers) got taxi'd from The World to Ushuaia via the ship's life boat. We barely made our flight to Buenos Aires, but did make it. We had an authentic lunch at an Argentinian steakhouse in Buenos Aires and then made our way to the international airport for our redeye flight back to Atlanta. Needless to say today (Thur Feb 1) is a recovery day.
What a trip. We landed on the most remote of Earth's continents. We saw animals in their natural habitats and vistas (water, glaciers, icebergs, mountains, etc) that were just incredible. We made new friends from all over the U.S. All in all, it was a great vacation and an even better experience.
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What a great trip! Terri and I thoroughly enjoyed following along and tracking your adventure. I'm sure you've got many more stories to tell!
Welcome back!
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