Today we really got to see Peru and I think it’s the most beautiful country I have ever been to, or maybe tied with Brazil! It’s just so different. We had been looking forward to seeing Machu Picchu because Dad did the Inca Trail charity trek about 6 years ago and we wanted to see… Continue reading Machu Picchu
Tour of Cusco and a lot more alpacas!
This morning we organised a tour with the hotel to see the local sights of Cusco. Our driver Henry who works at the hotel was born and raised in Cusco so knew the best places to take us. I thought the tour would just be of old buildings and ruins but to my delight the… Continue reading Tour of Cusco and a lot more alpacas!
Cusco town and baby alpacas!
We arrived at our guesthouse Torre Dorada this morning around 7am and went straight to bed until midday. We chose the hotel because it had really good trip advisor reviews, especially for the service and trips plus it was great value. It is located in Cusco which is the historic capital of the Inca Empire… Continue reading Cusco town and baby alpacas!
3 countries in 15 hours
Yesterday we packed our things and grabbed some lunch at the hotel then got a taxi to Mendoza airport about 3pm. We knew it was going to be a long night and were a bit nervous about flying with LAN, a Chilean airline. As you can imagine Emma was pretty nervous and hadn’t slept the… Continue reading 3 countries in 15 hours
I’m back!
I am out of bed and back in action; I have not appreciated feeling well so much in a long time! I even have an appetite so things must be on the mend. There is not much to report from yesterday as Emma and Chalkie were extremely hungover – they carried on drinking red wine… Continue reading I’m back!
Bike riding to wineries in Mendoza
At 1am in the morning we arrived at border between Chile and Argentina. We had managed to get a few minutes sleep every now and then but the bus driver had his foot down the whole way and going round mountains was not the smoothest journey at that speed! If we hadn’t have laughed about… Continue reading Bike riding to wineries in Mendoza
Santiago for the day
Yesterday was our final sea day and this morning it was time to get off the boat. After 16 days on the cruise we are all quite excited to start the next part of our adventure. Aimi started to feel a little better today but because she saw the doctor we were quarantined and not… Continue reading Santiago for the day
White water rafting in Puerto Montt
After the penguin tour on Friday, Aimi began to feel unwell so luckily we had two sea days on Saturday and Sunday for her to relax. We had a white water rafting tour booked for this morning but unfortunately Aimi was still not feeling well at all which meant she had to stay in bed… Continue reading White water rafting in Puerto Montt
Penguins in Punta Arenas
We docked in Punta Arenas this morning and decided to venture out and find some Internet. We got into town and found a cafe with high speed wifi, it was so weird being able to check emails! We originally booked a penguin tour in Port Stanley but since we didn’t make it there we booked… Continue reading Penguins in Punta Arenas
Trek in the Ushuaia Forest
Yesterday evening around 7.30pm we arrived at Cape Horn, the most southerly island and point of South America, the sky was lovely and clear and the captain drove around the island and sounded the horn when we were at the very tip. We went out onto the deck and got some photos and as you… Continue reading Trek in the Ushuaia Forest