After a quick breakfast at the Aldebaran, Monica and driver pick us up for the 45-minute drive to the Bariloche airport. This is transit day. It’s a 2-hour flight from Bariloche to Buenos Aires and a short layover at the airport before our flight (again 2 hours) north to Iguazu on the border of Argentina,…
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On Saturday, the 18th, our faithful Buenos Aires contact Florence and driver arrived early at the Soho hotel for the rush-hour drive to AEP, Buenos Aires’ domestic airport, and the 2-hour flight to Bariloche in Patagonia’s Lake District. We have a few days of tours planned there with a free day to relax at our…
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After an early breakfast we got the word to disembark. Crazy weather in Ushuaia! Monsoon rains & high winds made for a quick dash to the airport shuttle bus. We had a long wait at the airport before catching our flight back to Buenos Aires. At least they had some great beers & wines…
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Our last day at sea. The Drake was kind to us again, thank goodness. We spent the day finishing up our packing, working on photos, and wandering the Seaventure. Ben, expedition photographer, hosted the photo competition. A group of staff had picked through the top five images in a series of categories. Winners were selected…
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