A short update on my journey so far …
Well….. seven hours flight from Singapore to Sydney Australia, five hour stopover followed by a few hours flight to Aukland NZ and another stopover of two hours, a twelve hour flight to Santiago Chile has now gotton me 1o128 miles away from Singapore to my hotel here in Santiago – based on the time zone changes I think I almost arrived before I left as Santiago is 11 hours behind Singapore!!
That said it was a very good trip and is the pre-cursor to the real part of my adventure. After waiting for nearly an hour for baggage just got to the hotel in time for the briefing for tommorrow advising me that we have a 4.00AM wake up call and leaving the hotel in Santigao at 5.15AM to fly to a place call Ushuaia – in Argentina. We then go on a Catamaran trip around the bay for lunch then join the ship National Geographic Orion with a sailing time of 16.00. Weather forcast at sea across Drake’s Passage is very good with only a three metre swell so based on the type of ship we should feel nothing – so I am told. Fully expecting the temparature to drop a lot …..then off we go !!!….( sorry on my previous post got the departure date wrong …Jet lag and I had not even taken off !!!)
Not sure what connectivity will be from the ship but will update with pictures as soon as I can……
Cheers
Dearest Uncle Niglevarry, how very well you are doing on your big adventure so far. We are following you on the google map 🙂 from a very cold and uneventful blighty . We are so looking forward to hearing from you every day. x
Hey Thanks Ladies …stil trying to overcome technology but getting there Lots of love Nigly xxx
Good luck Nigel, the 4.00am start would be enough to put me off however you are obviously made of stronger stuff.
Sounds like you are in for a great adventure and will soon join the list of famous explorers Marco Polo, Vasco Da Gama, Christopher Columbus, Edmund Hillary, Nigel Ware – that just rolls off the tongue!
Keep safe & most of all enjoy yourself.
Raymond
Hey Raymond Great to hear from you …and Shackleton of course ..the route includes his grave on South Georgia – as for the time of day my body clock is screwed and 4 metre rolling seas dont help – I am now writing to you at 2 AM in the morning ha ha …take care love to you and Rena