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Today we are at sea – we departed the Falkland Islands and are now heading towards Argentina marking the half-way point of our journey. I thought it appropriate to jot down some thoughts about taking a longer cruise and what we like about it and things we find ourselves missing…
First, things we like!
– We are meeting some very nice and interesting people! It seems every time we turn around there is another great couple with interesting stories with similar backgrounds and interests to our own.
– I don’t have to clean anything:
- No laundry (Dale is doing that, which is strange because I do it at home…but for some reason he takes on this responsibility when we are at sea!) Side note: Dale would do the laundry at home…but I don’t let him!
- The bathroom is cleaned 2x a day (a little excessive I think, but that’s what they do – I do like having clean towels ALL the TIME!)
- No bed making (they make it in the morning and they turn it down in the evening!). Of course, Dale makes the bed at home…so this one isn’t a big stretch for me!
– The ports we’ve visited have been interesting…although we are looking forward to the places we will visit on the 2nd half of the cruise (including Buenos Aires, the Iguaza Falls, Rio, the Amazon, etc.). To summarize our ports of call thus far, we’ve been to:
Playa Del Carmen and Cozumel (Mexico), Belize City (Belize), Santo Tomas (Guatemala), Roatan (Honduras) and Puerto Limon (Costa Rica).
We then transited the Panama Canal before visiting Manta (Ecuador), Salaverry/Trujillo and Callao/Lima (Peru) – where we got off the ship and took our side trip/adventure to Cusco/Aguas Caliente/Machu Picchu…which resulted in us missing the ports of Pisco (Peru) and Valparaiso (Chile)
We were back on the ship just before we left Valparaiso as we headed to Puerto Montt, Puerto Chacabuco, Laguna San Rafael and Punta Arenas all in Chile.
We also cruised the Chilean Fjoyds and the Avenue of the Glaciers. Then we were off to Ushuaia (Argentina) before heading to the Drake Passage on route to Antarctica where we cruised around Deception and Elephant Islands before heading to Port Stanley in the Falklands.
Things we miss…
– Our dog and our kitty cat…they are a daily part of our lives and it’s “weird” after a while that they aren’t “here”…
– Regular communication with our kids, family and friends. You take it for granted when you are in your regular life that you can just pick up the phone and have a conversation! We hope to use our blog as a way to keep in touch…
– Cooking! I love to cook and it feels strange not having to prepare lunch and dinner (which I do daily back home) while we are on the ship. While I love the food on the ship – and we have a good time enjoying it, I miss planning for and preparing our food! I found out about a week ago, while dining with our Food & Beverage Manager Florian, that the last leg of our journey includes a Le Cordon Bleu Workshop! I had no idea…and I asked Florian if there was a chance I could participate. He phoned today and told me they had a cancellation so I am in! Thanks Florian! I will report more on that later once the classes start up.
– Driving a car. Yes, this one is sort of weird…but I like to drive and I miss it. Maybe the Captain will give me some time behind the wheel!
So that’s about it – we are looking forward to the next half of our adventure!
Margaret
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