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Montevideo, Uruguay
February 14-15th Valentine’s Day Around Town The Odyssey arrived in Montevideo on Valentine’s Day, and I was excited to be back in the capital of Uruguay. Yes I had been here last year, but I had spent most of my time at a Beer and Beef tasting and was quiet tipsy by the time I
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Windy Puerto Madryn; Almost done Argentina
February 7-11 Where does the time go? I thought I was only 2 ports behind when I opened my blog and discovered that I had only written the title for Puerto Madryn and nothing else. I know where it went, I was spending all my time with Michael before he disembarked on the 16th, but
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Amazing Argentina: Port Desire
February 1-6 Sea Days Our sea days began last night after leaving Ushuaia and heading up the Beagel Channel. As we made our way, we passed Penguin Island, which had hundreds of penguins on the beach and swimming around the waters. The flying birds are larger and easier to spot in the water but a
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Bottoms Up: Argentina Again
January 25-31 Cape Horn Okay, the weather around South America has been challenging, to say the least. The captain has had to make several last-minute decisions in order to get the Odyssey down the west coast of South America successfully. Storms have impacted not only our routing but also the ports we have been able
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Chilling in Chile Chapter 4 : Staying Ahead of the Storms
January 18-26 Sea Days Some of my greatest joys on a voyage this long are sea days. These are the days when there is no need to leave the ship and explore a city, no monuments to visit, or long walks to take in all of the history and sights of a place. Some argue
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Chilling in Chile Chapter 3; Puerto Montt & Castro
January 16 & 17 Getting There Wow, has it been two days? The Odyssey had two sea days to travel from Valparaiso to Puerto Montt, and the seas were rolling. Nothing dangerous, but those prone to sea sickness needed to make sure that they were taking precautions. My cabin being at the front of the
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Chilling in Chili: Chapter 2 Valparaiso & Casablanca Valley
January 12-13 Valparairso This city is amazing in many ways. She reminds me of an old lady who was once wealthy and has fallen on hard times. She is a little threadbare and dirty, but you can see what once was. It is a city of hills and funiculars and art. Everything in reach is
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Chilling in Chile: Chapter 1, Arica & Iquique
January 7-9 Time Change Ahead When we left Peru and entered Chile, the time went forward 2 hours, which made for a hard first morning. We started our time in Chile late to port in Arica, which turned out fun because we got to see pods of dolphins playing and swimming by. As we got
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Perusing Peru Part 3: Paracas & Islay
January 4 & 6th After an amazing trip to the interior and Machu Picchu, I had not really looked any further into the next stops in Peru. I did know that the Nazca lines are closest to our Paracas stop, but we could only find flights to see them, and I didn’t want to spend
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Machu Picchu
January 2nd Machu Picchu is so amazing, and I took so many pictures that it deserves its own post. I also visited Machu Picchu 22 years ago, and while my memories might be cloudy, one thing that I remember very clearly was walking up and down the steep and dangerous stairs. I can distinctly recall
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