The current 2023 trip, has been a long time in the planning. Myself and 3 mates are heading for Antarctica and South America.
Posts in reverse order below.
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Describe the last difficult “goodbye” you said. I had made a choice not to write what is about to follow- however the writing prompt from WordPress above was a bit of an omen. This is a travel blog, half the adventure of travel is the planning and preparation. However, this week has seen a pretty
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Early alarm. Hot room. Short and broken sleep. Into the shower, final pack, out for courtesy bus (and set off Spot) at 5.20am. To the airport by 5.50. We had the easiest check in ever. Straight through Qantas – a lovely lady. Then to customs – all pretty straightforward. I got frisked cos I forgot
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A short but wonderful sleep last night. Thankfully Steve and I are compatible in terms of room temperature, so a good sleep for about ) hours. Breaky at Dazzler Wyndham was good. Hot, hot, hot. Buenos Aires is in the mid 30’s and quite humid. We’ve dressed a bit warmer both to reduce luggage weight
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Finally last night I managed to dislodge the first iceberg of the trip. From my 1960s Kelvinator. See the pic above. Off to the hairdresser for tidy up and colour. I was pondering last night that I haven’t introduced the crew I’m travelling with. We met many moons ago through Volleyball and have had many,
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Well the lists are well thumbed and ticked. I had plans for a chill day. Jobs to do included – Activate Aus Post SIM and Flexiroam data pack, clean out fridges and visit a couple of people with some last minute updates, attend the AGM of Rail Trail at 5pm. Sounds simple huh? Out of
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Sometimes the excitement comes from the oddest places. When purchasing milk earlier in the week I was excited that this one will see me through to our departure date Whilst there has been a lot going on. Yesterday and today the excitement is building. Mary, Phil and I have been an anxiously awaiting our VISA
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In honour of her inaugural voyage to Antarctica, take a look at the coolest features of our new, purpose-built ship, the Sylvia Earle. — Read on http://www.auroraexpeditions.com.au/blog/coolest-features-onboard-the-sylvia-earle/
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I have spent the day phaffing around, packing etc. Went to Traralgon to pick up some stuff and also dropped into Mary and Phil’s to collect our documentation from Peregrine (Cathy at Peregrine arranged our flights for us – she is Steve’s travel agent and has been amazing. It was just a tad exciting to
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As has become a tradition, we’ve headed north to Echuca for Riverboats Music Festival. Due to the Murray and Campaspe River floods of October/November 2022 the location has moved from the Aquatic Reserve to half the cricket/footy ground at Vic Park. We have a few less takers this year and our crew has reduced to
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Well as the days fly by, we each continue to plod away getting organised. Mary, Phil and Steve came to Moe today for lunch at our new and fabulous wine bar – Penny Lane followed by a trip meeting to check in with plans and get ourselves organised. We are closer, but haven’t nailed the
Travel adventures with Nicola & co. 