Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 9, 2019 Author #101 Share Posted February 9, 2019 It's about a 3 hour ride to Torres del Paine and it involves crossing into Chile so we left at 08:00 . We did stop for a couple photos like these Rhea . The boarder crossing meant paperwork for both countries and being stamped in and out twice . We stopped near here for lunch They had our favorite Irish Butter here provided a familiar taste in a far away place . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 9, 2019 Author #102 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Glacial lake There were flamingos on the other side The Torres were hidden by clouds at this point 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 9, 2019 Author #103 Share Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) Fauna found in the park . Life's a beach . Nap time Too cute High jumper Edited February 9, 2019 by scubacruiserx2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Walt fan Posted February 9, 2019 #104 Share Posted February 9, 2019 I am so glad I found your review! I have been away from the boards for a while. Your pictures are amazing. I have to ask, how did you decide on your pre and post activities? It seems like a lot of planning! I gather you have been in these areas before? So amazing, I did not realize these enormous beautiful glaciers were there. Following along and enjoying. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 9, 2019 Author #105 Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 hour ago, Walt fan said: I am so glad I found your review! I have been away from the boards for a while. Your pictures are amazing. I have to ask, how did you decide on your pre and post activities? It seems like a lot of planning! I gather you have been in these areas before? So amazing, I did not realize these enormous beautiful glaciers were there. Following along and enjoying. Thanks , we're glad that you found the review also, so welcome aboard . We did a similar cruise on the Zaandam in 2013 . We didn't go to Antarctica or The Falkland Islands, which were included on this cruise. Part of the pre and post cruise were from guide books, internet and some experience. 2013 cruise, we did go to Torres del Paine with the ship and wanted to return. El Calafate , we had visited for 2 days in 2013 and that is not enough time. El Chalten, we found when we were researching Perito Moreno. Buenos Aires is where the cruise ended and thought we would stay a day or 2 and get a better feel for it. Patagonia is amazing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 9, 2019 Author #106 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Flora found in the park Orchids near the horns Porcelain Orchid Virgin's Slippers Thanks to my wife for the flower shots ! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare ski ww Posted February 9, 2019 #107 Share Posted February 9, 2019 Great shots as always. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 9, 2019 Author #108 Share Posted February 9, 2019 1 hour ago, ski ww said: Great shots as always. Thank you ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 9, 2019 Author #109 Share Posted February 9, 2019 The towers The horns and the towers The horns , the towers and the lake . The horns , the towers , the lake and us . 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nanfern Posted February 9, 2019 #110 Share Posted February 9, 2019 This is an amazing review/journey. Thank you so much for sharing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 9, 2019 Author #111 Share Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) 1 hour ago, nanfern said: This is an amazing review/journey. Thank you so much for sharing. Thank you nanfern , we hope that you enjoy the rest of the trip . Edited February 9, 2019 by scubacruiserx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 9, 2019 Author #112 Share Posted February 9, 2019 (edited) Lake Nordenskjold Salto Grande Waterfall connects Lake Nordenskjold and Lake Pehoe Lake Pehoe It had been a long day . We left at 8 AM and returned at about midnight . Edited February 9, 2019 by scubacruiserx2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
oakridger Posted February 10, 2019 #113 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Absolutely gorgeous. You have inspired me to possibly go to Patagonia in the future. I had no idea how beautiful the area is! Thank you, Nancy Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 10, 2019 #114 Share Posted February 10, 2019 I never tire of looking at your beautiful pictures. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 10, 2019 Author #115 Share Posted February 10, 2019 11 hours ago, oakridger said: Absolutely gorgeous. You have inspired me to possibly go to Patagonia in the future. I had no idea how beautiful the area is! Thank you, Nancy We love the beauty and the lack of crowds there where we felt comfortable driving .It was also cool there , but not in Buenos Aires ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 10, 2019 Author #116 Share Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) 11 hours ago, Krazy Kruizers said: I never tire of looking at your beautiful pictures. Me too , but I'm getting a little snow blind while editing the Antarctica photos ! Edited February 10, 2019 by scubacruiserx2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 10, 2019 Author #117 Share Posted February 10, 2019 Our last day in El Calafate was laid back with a delivery pizza for lunch On the following day we stopped at these flowers as we were leaving And we wanted some cool cash from the iceberg machine before leaving The first class flusher on the plane to BA . 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare puppycanducruise Posted February 10, 2019 #118 Share Posted February 10, 2019 So wonderful to see the flowers. Thanks for sharing them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare *Miss G* Posted February 10, 2019 #119 Share Posted February 10, 2019 The iceberg machine. I am so glad you chose to share your trip with us. The pictures are beautiful and I can only imagine just how much more beautiful it is in person. Like @cat shepard I would have tears in my eyes with the overwhelming majesty of it all. Thank you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 10, 2019 Author #120 Share Posted February 10, 2019 1 hour ago, puppycanducruise said: So wonderful to see the flowers. Thanks for sharing them. Pat did a great job with them . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 10, 2019 Author #121 Share Posted February 10, 2019 59 minutes ago, *Miss G* said: The iceberg machine. I am so glad you chose to share your trip with us. The pictures are beautiful and I can only imagine just how much more beautiful it is in person. Like @cat shepard I would have tears in my eyes with the overwhelming majesty of it all. Thank you. We are happy that you have chosen to go along with us and were ready to get the cruise going . Thank you for writing in . The iceberg machine , we love it Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 10, 2019 Author #122 Share Posted February 10, 2019 When we arrived at AEP on Sunday afternoon we found out that for a second time Premium Taxi did not show up to meet us after Emailing us that they would . We found out after returning home that they are closed on weekends ! We don't know why they didn't tell us that . We stayed at a Holiday Inn near EZE for our early morning flight to Santiago in the morning . It was a nice Holiday Inn but we did have a noisy park across the street with loud music and a helicopter practicing touch and go landings in the evening . At 5 in the morning it was raining while we waited for our ride and there was a ghostly image in the window photographing the rain in pool . The lounge at EZE is very nice and quite at that early hour in the morning . We were excited to be going to the cruise ship ! As we walked down the ramp to board the plane we had to make a dash in the rain to board a bus . After a 10 minute wait to drove to the plane and got pretty wet while waiting on the stairs for some slow moving people ahead of us to get settled . We were in the front row and watched the rain falling mainly in the plane until everyone boarded and we could close the door . The flight was a good one and we had a nice view of the Andes near Santiago . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Krazy Kruizers Posted February 10, 2019 #123 Share Posted February 10, 2019 More great pictures. Love the background for the cash machine. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 10, 2019 Author #124 Share Posted February 10, 2019 34 minutes ago, Krazy Kruizers said: More great pictures. Love the background for the cash machine. Thank you . We had tried to use the ATM the previous Sunday in EZE the BA airport and they didn't work . We thought that the iceberg machine in the El Calafate airport on Sunday might work - but it didn't . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rare scubacruiserx2 Posted February 10, 2019 Author #125 Share Posted February 10, 2019 (edited) We had used the HAL bus transport from the Santiago airport to the cruise ship on our last visit in 2013 and we had hoped for a more enhanced and private tour . We had a recommendation for Personal Tours Chile and we contacted and agreed with them for a visit to a winery and a local lunch before our transport to the ship . They were another no show . (He later said he was there, but we could not find him). When contacting them from the airport we were told that we were scheduled to meet at 2 PM instead of 9 AM . This was contrary to our agreement . Plan B became to catch a ride to the port and arrive early at the ship . We thought that we had a legitimate cab and agreed on a price before entering the car . However after leaving the airport we stopped at a gas station and the person who "booked" our cab and a 3rd guy showed up demanding full payment and threatening to leave us if we didn't pay. DW tried 2 ATM's they took us to, thankfully didn't work. Then our credit card, and that didn't work. They agreed to take pesos but with a new price. Long story short, we agreed on a "lower" price and made a white knuckle ride to the port. Later to find out they are"Taxi Pirates" and they did manage to get only a couple hundred USD from our bank. Our bank was alerted and we were refunded the amount. I guess we were lucky. We splurged on this vacation including booking the last available Neptune Suite on the Port side 7030 . One of the perks is Priority boarding but we could't find a priority boarding line and we were told to just get in line Fortunately my DW saw a lady who worked for HAL who moved us up to security . When we got to check in they did have priority boarding area to the right of this line . And after surrendering our passport we were put on a bus that took us to the ship Edited February 10, 2019 by scubacruiserx2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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