OK... I'm going to try again to update this blog. For some reason it keeps disappearing into cyber space.We have arrived safely in Japan. Jet lagged and absolutely exhausted we stumbled down the long Kansai airport walkways towards Immigration. Thinking we were pretty smart only having carry on lugguage, we were surprised to find that it saved us no time at all. The lines at immigration were long and slow. When you enter Japan now you must have your finge...

So Air Canada had a sale. Not that we're very impressed with Air Canada service.... but the price was right. Maybe they'll surprise us today. At least we have an exit isle seat! The flight leaves at 12:55 and we've checked in on line (never done that before) so we have time for a quick walk around Minaru Park before leaving.We also get the delight of seeing what the Ramada will serve us for breakfast. Some things about travel aren't great.H...

Ushuaia, Tierra del Fuego, Patagonia, Argentina.... what an address!A quaint village in arguably one of the most beautiful harbors in the world. It is from here that we took off for the Antarctica. This is not just a port, however, this town deserves a blog of it´s own. We arrived by bus from Punta Arenas on Boxing Day. The twelve hour bus ride took us across to Tierra del Fuego (island of fires). On the crossing we were thrilled to find a pod (or is it a s...

The continent of Antarctica is billed as the Coldest, Windiest, Driest, Highest Continent on Earth. Yep... it´s all true with the possibleexception of ´Driest´!we´ve just completed an 8 day cruise (which really means 2 days in Ushuaia & 6 days cruising) to the Antarctic. On the journey we experienced everything from calm winds to near gales, blue sky to heavy overcast & fog, soft swells to rocking and rolling around the Horn and shirt sleeve weather to rain...

At this point in our journey I´m taking some time to reflect on the last couple of weeks in Chile.We have crossed the boarder to Argentina as I write this with our next journey to begin in Ushuaia.Back to Chile.... just what is up with the Canadian Beaver and the European Rabbit? And why don´t they have any vegetables on your dinner platae?And just how do they make such good red wine when there seems to be little appreciation for the fruits of other vines (or ...