Yet another day at sea! Okay, technically we were not “at sea”. We sailed through the beautiful Chilean Fjords, which provide protection from harsh winds so we had a relatively smooth day. Since there isn’t much activity (and thus photos) on a sea day, here are a few pics of the fjords as we passed...
Continue readingFinally – a day not at sea! We stopped in the town of Castro and, due to the lack of having a dock big enough for an expedition ship, we were tendered to the shore. This excursion was a guided walking tour of the city. Getting up into the town from the docks was up...
Continue readingAnother full day in the open sea, and boy what a day it has been! Early in the day the captain announced that the seas would be “fresh”. It is evident that he defines “fresh” as 8-meter swells/waves, which is approximately 24 feet. Adding to the swells was the high wind – 55 to 60...
Continue readingThis was our first at sea day, meaning we were sailing and made no stops. Since this was an uneventful day, we’ll take time to explain this particular cruise. This is not a normal cruise – no entertainment, no 24-hour restaurants (i.e. no snacking), no casinos, no shows, etc. This is what is called an...
Continue readingWe bid adieu to Santiago this morning, taking a tour to Valparaiso (an hour or so away, on the coast), which is the embarkation point for our expedition trip. Our first destination was Vina Del Mar, to see the famous Reloj de Flores, a giant flower clock, which was created in 1962 for the World...
Continue readingBuenos dias from Santiago, Chile! Today we started out on a walking tour of Santiago. Our hotel was downtown and in close proximity to many sites and we were able to cover a lot of ground after breakfast. The first stop was the Palacio de los Tribunales de Justicia de Santiago, which is the building...
Continue readingHeading out for lands unknown (unknown to us!). Thanks to a global pandemic, this trip was cancelled twice so we are beyond excited to enjoy this highly anticipated vacation! Tim’s mom, Margaret, is joining us for this expedition. We left KC without issues…. Except that Jay, once again, was assigned to a boarding group 2...
Continue readingOkay, today’s blog will again be relatively short on sites, as today was another general travel day. Today was the long ride to Samarkand. A nearby village on our way out was our first stop. Here we visited a family-owned ceramic workshop. This workshop has been a multi-generational business, making all forms of ceramic items...
Continue readingAh, a fresh new day in Bukhara, Day 8. We were also told that today was the start of their “Silk & Spice Festival”, which is a 3-day long local festival, therefore places might be a little more crowded than we’d been used to. We walked to the bus, on which we headed for the...
Continue readingWe didn’t mention our hotel yesterday so we’ll have to describe it today. The hotel was right outside of the south gate to Itchan-Kala Fortress. It was more of a complex than a traditional hotel. There were multiple buildings, each like its own hotel with a manned front desk, etc. and we were in the...
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