Author Archives: Barry

We set the alarm to get up at sunrise!! We had arrived in south western Chile where there are a number of inlets and fjords along the coast. Going out onto the balcony it was obvious it was cold (5C/41F), … Continue reading →

The ship has been moving around a fair bit these last couple of days, making walking an interesting exercise, not is it just rolling and pitching, every so often there is a large”thump” as though a couple of ginormous sledge … Continue reading →

Our first tour on the cruise! Unfortunately this involved a 0615 wake up call! We were debating whether we needed to get up earlier, but then had the smart suggestion of room service! This would save us having to head … Continue reading →

Today was a day at sea, we could get up when we wanted and do what we wanted when we wanted! It was a day of discovery, we had to find our way around the ship, how things worked etc. … Continue reading →

After the joys of the Santiago (dis)organisation, we weren’t particularly looking forward to the embarkation process. We were not disappointed… initially. We grabbed our bags from the coach and walked to a makeshift tent on the pier together with hundreds … Continue reading →

Overall we enjoyed the contents of the land tour. I think most of the group of 70 were in agreement that there was too much crammed into it. On average I’d say we were out of the hotel by 7AM … Continue reading →

The next morning, hotel staff were once again conspicuous by there absence when it came to moving bags out to the coach! The good news was, that after good nights sleep at sea level we all began to recover from … Continue reading →

Earlier in the blog I sang the praises of the seamless way in which a lot of the transportation was organised, it seems we were spoilt at the beginning of the trip. This morning our bags were collected from our … Continue reading →

We had the option of getting up at 5AM to re-visit Machu Picchu, but after yesterdays exertions and body malfunctions we decided to opt for a lie in instead! Today was a travel day, taking the train back to Ollantaytambo … Continue reading →

I’m still not feeling the best, the asthma is not liking the high altitudes plus I am trying to fight off a cold and something really unusual for me, I have no appetite! We both conquered Machu Picchu today, it … Continue reading →