Thurs, Feb 16
Our first day at sea and my back is in spasm! Took a Flexeril and slept till 3! Chuck explored the ship and scouted out necessary places.
It's formal night - I received a red rose corsage, which I wore for dinner in our suite ;c/
Sunday, February 19, 2017
Wed, Feb 15, 2017
Great morning tour of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar by Oswaldo! Valparaiso is built on 43 hills.
Arrived at the pier as requested at 1pm. What a MESS! NO organization! Staggered boarding failed miserably. Not enough wheelchairs, wishing we had my camp chair! Finally got a chair, checked in and on the bus to th ship. Again had to wait for a chair, but at least this time there was a place to sit in the shade while we waited. Usual confusion & orientation. Dinner (no charge at Crown Grill steak house at 6:30 after the lifeboat drill. Finished at 8:15 - TIRED!!! Hot stone massage, back in the room by 11. Watched Greek Wed all night. My back was really hurting after 3 days of travelling. Nice to finally get to unpack for the next month!
Our suite is really nice. Twice as large as the usual mini-suite we get but the other amenities make it worth the bucks. Walk in shower with a good sitting bench. Canapes & champagne the first night. Our laundry will be done for free, too! We have plenty of room to store our 33 days worth of "stuff"
Great morning tour of Valparaiso and Vina del Mar by Oswaldo! Valparaiso is built on 43 hills.
Arrived at the pier as requested at 1pm. What a MESS! NO organization! Staggered boarding failed miserably. Not enough wheelchairs, wishing we had my camp chair! Finally got a chair, checked in and on the bus to th ship. Again had to wait for a chair, but at least this time there was a place to sit in the shade while we waited. Usual confusion & orientation. Dinner (no charge at Crown Grill steak house at 6:30 after the lifeboat drill. Finished at 8:15 - TIRED!!! Hot stone massage, back in the room by 11. Watched Greek Wed all night. My back was really hurting after 3 days of travelling. Nice to finally get to unpack for the next month!
Our suite is really nice. Twice as large as the usual mini-suite we get but the other amenities make it worth the bucks. Walk in shower with a good sitting bench. Canapes & champagne the first night. Our laundry will be done for free, too! We have plenty of room to store our 33 days worth of "stuff"
Took me a while to figure out how to access this aboard the ship. But I've been journaling and will now transpose to the blog the last 4 days:
Tuesday, Feb 14
Arrived in Santiago around 9:30. Didn't sleep very well - the Business Class flat bed seats were not what we expected - not what we had on the Airbus to Sydney last year. This plane was a 767 and the flat bed seats were more like a coffin (made for someone 5' 6") But it was better than sitting up all night. Now that we know, we'll look for the right equipment.
We were met by our English speaking guide, Oswaldo aka JayLeno. He met us in a sedan, a communications snafu, but we managed to squeeze all of our luggage and us in for the 1/2 hour ride to the Ritz Carlton. Beautiful old hotel, lots of dark wood and old fashioned décor. They are in the process of updating the hotel, too bad!
Oswaldo picked us up again at 1 for a city tour. Unfortunately, we were so tired, we didn't enjoy it as much as we should have. Back to the hotel and, after room service dinner, in bed by 5 (3pm FL time!!)
Tuesday, Feb 14
Arrived in Santiago around 9:30. Didn't sleep very well - the Business Class flat bed seats were not what we expected - not what we had on the Airbus to Sydney last year. This plane was a 767 and the flat bed seats were more like a coffin (made for someone 5' 6") But it was better than sitting up all night. Now that we know, we'll look for the right equipment.
We were met by our English speaking guide, Oswaldo aka JayLeno. He met us in a sedan, a communications snafu, but we managed to squeeze all of our luggage and us in for the 1/2 hour ride to the Ritz Carlton. Beautiful old hotel, lots of dark wood and old fashioned décor. They are in the process of updating the hotel, too bad!
Oswaldo picked us up again at 1 for a city tour. Unfortunately, we were so tired, we didn't enjoy it as much as we should have. Back to the hotel and, after room service dinner, in bed by 5 (3pm FL time!!)
Monday, February 13, 2017
Settled in at the very nice Delta Sky Club in Atlanta. Only 3 more hours till we begin the boarding process for our overnight flight to Santiago, Chile.
The best part of today's travels is that we were not charged for our VERY overweight luggage!!
The worst was that Chuck snapped the arm off of his prescription sunglasses. BUT, we were able to get them fixed in plenty of time to join Beth & Barry for a celebratory lunch at Capital Grille.
That's about all the news fit to print for now! Ciao!
The best part of today's travels is that we were not charged for our VERY overweight luggage!!
The worst was that Chuck snapped the arm off of his prescription sunglasses. BUT, we were able to get them fixed in plenty of time to join Beth & Barry for a celebratory lunch at Capital Grille.
That's about all the news fit to print for now! Ciao!
Friday, January 27, 2017
This is my FIRST blog on my FIRST blog site. Hopefully, this will give me a way to share with friends and family my travel adventures without inviting burglars into our home by advertising that we are away!! If you know any "evil doers" please do not share this with them. Now all I have to do is figure out how to notify those friends and family that this blog is available.
We don't leave on our next great adventure for a few more weeks so don't be looking for anything too soon, but don't forget me either!!
Love,
Genie
We don't leave on our next great adventure for a few more weeks so don't be looking for anything too soon, but don't forget me either!!
Love,
Genie
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