Next port BA - Buenos Aires! Amazing. Picture perfect, clear blue skies and lovely temp. Since this is a regular haunt for Mike - he assumed the role of guide. I can see why he loves this city. It is a SA version of Paris. We had a fab day - lots of walking.

A couple of uneventful days at sea. Had some sightings of whales along the way - moving ever so slowly and peacefully. Weather was good and getting warmer - or so we thought. We arrived in Montevideo, Uruguay, and it was overcast and coolish. We headed ashore and joined the Hop on/off bus. We stayed on as half way through it started raining, and it didn’t stop. This I think really dulled our view of Montevideo. We went back to the ship to dry out but the rai...

We were so lucky to have my friend, Debs Summer’s family host us for the day. Jax’s, Debs Mum meet us along with Brian who was our tour guide for 3 hrs. Brian was amazing and gave us a very specialised tour and shared his personal experiences of being a local Falklander and stories of the war in 1982. We then went to Jax & Mike’s Place for drinks and eats. Delicious and again wonderful to talk with locals and hear their stories. We did a little walking...

CAPE HORN Amazing experience - it wasn’t until we were there that it hit me how special it was to be going around “The Horn”. Very windy and cold but we headed onto deck for prosperity!

Between Punta Arenas and Ushuaia we cruised along Glacier Alley. Approx 5 HRs of continuous glaciers right outside our window. Amazing.