Day 16-19 Back to Falkland Islands
We’ve had to head back to Falklands. We spent 3 days in rough seas and to top it off I have a head cold. Normally it’s pretty awful to be sick and not in your own bed. It’s also awful … Continued
Day 15–Gold Harbour
We pulled into Gold Harbour bright an early and they woke us up 2 hours earlier than expected as the weather was good. When buying gear for this trip I had resisted cheaping out and we’d bought expensive waterproof pants … Continued
Day 13 and 14–Salisbury Plains
We’d had a rough night in more way than one and this is the view that greeted us out of our porthole this morning We made it to Salisbury Plains this Thursday afternoon to give us some fresh air but … Continued
Day 12–Grytviken and Jason Habour
This morning we landed at our first of two compulsory stops on our trip – Grytviken. It’s an old whaling station that was set up in 1904. After being cold yesterday I went for more layers. This time I had … Continued
Day 11 – Land Ahoy!
We’re running ahead of schedule and we’re going to hit land early and actually walk on solid ground today. My head has stopped spinning. Not sure if it’s the calmer waters, not taking my old meds or taking the new … Continued
Day 8-10 All aboard the Ushuaia
Saturday we’re up early to get to the airport for our flight to Mt Pleasant. If you’ve never been on a smallish plane with 100+ photographers it’s an experience. Unsurprisingly with a full flight we quickly ran out of overhead … Continued
Day 7–Hotel Switcheroo Bring on Antarctica
Today was hotel swap day. Moving out of our little apartment and to our much more expensive and swish hotel to meet up with our group before the big journey begins. When we arrived our room wasn’t ready so we … Continued
Day 6–Hike up Alto el Naranjo
Today we got out of town and went for a hike up Alto el Naranjo. It’s a short drive out of the city except in peak hour traffic when it’s quite a bit longer. It’s quite a steep walk on … Continued
Day 5–Back in Business to Santiago
No sunrise for us this morning so a bit of a sleep-in. Spent the morning taking a few snaps at Tahai in the morning sun. After carting our National Park ticket around this was the first day John left his … Continued
Day 4–chilling around Easter Island
Woke up early this morning for sunrise only for it to be really cloudy and pouring down with rain. So meant a nice slow morning and catching up on some sleep. Went into town for lunch and to get some … Continued
Day 3–Monday, The Many Statues of Easter Island
We woke up early this morning – something about jumping back 13hrs in time one day and then another 2 the next. The sun doesn’t rise here till about 7:30 am and we had no wheels so it was a … Continued
Day 2–Sunday To Easter Island
This morning we were up early to catch our flight to Easter Island. I was a bit worried whether the taxi the hotel had called for us would arrive or it would be lost in translation of my extremely poor … Continued
Day 1–Saturday To Santiago
Today we are officially on holidays. After booking this trip over 14 months in advance it has been a slow countdown. It’s been a long first day getting up at 5am to get to the airport in Brisbane, to catch … Continued