Monday 12th March - we checked out of our room but Ada allowed us to lounge around and use the internet before checking our bags in for our cruise. In the harbour was the Ventus Australis waiting for us (capacity 210 plus crew) but this was dwarfed by a 2500 passenger cruise ship moored for a day visit - we wondered why Ushuaia was abnormally busy with tourists. Late afternoon we sailed through customs - no pun intended. The customs x -ray machines and personne...

We left a very soggy England to face a 22 hour journey to Chile including 6 hours in Paris Airport between flights. We arrived hungry & tired but the Chilean guy sitting next to Donna gave her his phone number to call. He wasn't chatting her up just offering assistance if we needed it and sharing his life story. The first surprise in Santiago was when stuck at traffic lights you don't just get someone offering to clean your windscreen but you also get people ...