Day 23 OCEAN IN MOTION There is no mistaking we are at sea as the ship continues southward, ploughing thru heavy seas, with significant motion. Fortunately, Judy and I are not prone to seasickness. Aside from occasionally bumping into walls as we move around, the...
Day 22, Montevideo Only 50 miles from Buenos Aires, we slowly crept toward Montevideo all night before arriving early this morning. I should've paid more attention to the notice about the water being turned off at 9 AM. When I stepped in the bathroom and turned on...
Day 21, Buenos Aires For the first time in the last few days, we didn’t have to get up early. We enjoyed sleeping in and ordering a late room service breakfast. The Glu’s breakfast menu has scrambled eggs, lunch meat and cheeses, with a variety of pastries and...
Day 20 –Walking to Buenos Aires? IGUAZU FALLS Today was going to be an uneventful and relaxing day, with a midday flight back to Buenos Aires and nothing planned until our Food and Tango Tour later this evening. Everything changed at 8:30 AM when my phone vibrated...
Day 19 Our guide, Fábio, told us to be ready to go at 7:20 AM so we could be on the first train into the Park, which leaves the Central Station at 8:15 AM. Fábio's car As I mentioned previously, the tour organizer advised me to have $800 pesos per person available...
Day 18 LEAVING RIO An annoyingly happy tune blared from my Iphone at 4:30 AM. Our flight didn’t leave until 8:15 AM and we were at an airport hotel flying domestic – no immigration lines – but we would rather be early at airports in case something goes amiss so we...
Rio Day 2 Here are some maps that give you the orientation for the spots I have mentioned in my Rio posts Rio overview map with tour stops Closer view of tour spots DO BRAZIL RIGHT Our Do Brazil Right tour continued on our second day in Rio de Janeiro. We met our...
Day 16 Rio de Janeiro – Day 1 It was much lighter at 5 AM than I expected when my phone started playing its musical tones waking me from a sound sleep. For a moment, I forgot why I had set my alarm, then remembered that we were sailing into Rio de Janiero and could...
Day 15, COFFEE CHAT Tim Abel hails from Sherwood Forest in England. He started playing piano seriously when he was about 13. His father was interested in Ragtime and that style was his favorite and he enjoyed playing in hotels and bars. He eventually received...
Day 14 At Sea COFFEE CHAT Lee Bradley, the wonderful tenor who performed last night, was the guest during this morning’s Coffee Chat. He taught himself how to sing by listening to Pavarotti CDs in his bedroom. After he auditioned for the Royal Opera, they were...