Chemicals added to the water to kill/prevent ticks which would be scratched a lot and ruin the wool. They need the head submerged to cover it with the chemicals too.

“City at the End of the World” Ushuaia is the capital of and gateway to the celebrated Tierra del Fuego, the “Land of Fire,” named by Spaniards upon seeing the constant flames burned by the indigenous Yamana to keep warm.  This region comprises the large island of Tierra del Fuego and countless Chilean and Argentinean […]

Conversation between leaders of the UK and Argentina UK: knock knock. Argentina: who’s there? UK: Falkland Islands. Argentina: I don’t get it. UK: And you never will. A Very Short History of the Falklands War On 2 April 1982, Argentinian forces invaded the British overseas territory of the Falkland Islands. Argentina had claimed sovereignty over […]

“An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.”  ~  Benjamin Franklin Sailing from Montevideo to Buenos Aires, was a short trip, we docked around 5pm in Buenos Aires (Capital of Argentina) and 4 evening shore excursions were enjoyed by many. I went to the Argentine Dining Experience. (It was too late for John to attend). […]

“Atheism is a strange thing.  Even the devils never fell into that vice, for “the devils also believe and tremble” James 2:19   ~   Charles Spurgeon Uruguay is the least religious country in South America and the sixth least religious country in the world, 42% atheist or agnostic.  That was a surprise bit of information to […]

 “The best thing about the future is that it comes only one day at a time.” –Abraham Lincoln The explorers named the glaciers after their home countries.

What did the Pacific ocean say to the Atlantic ocean?? Nothing.. they simply waved! With extra time due to cancellations, the Captain was so nice to spend lots of time around the Cape.  We sailed from Ushuaia, Argentina in the Beagle Channel out to the Cape and all around the archipelago before sailing back up […]

“Thanksgiving is a very important holiday.  Ours was the first country in the world to make a national holiday to give thanks.”           Linus President Abraham Lincoln:  Proclamation of Thanksgiving I do therefore invite my fellow citizens in every part of the United States, and also those who are at sea and those […]

“Live as if you were to die tomorrow. Learn as if you were to live forever.” ~ Mahatma Gandhi All those crossing the equator for the first time on a ship need to change from Pollywogs to Shellbacks by kissing the fish, swimming across the pool and taking a drink of Aquavit, a Scandinavian liqueur. […]

Nautical Term ~ of the day ~ Pooped The poop is the stern section of a ship. To be “pooped” is to be swamped by a high, following sea. That’s how I feel sometimes, being swamped by compiling/editing the photos and stories of all the cities we are enjoying in addition to the activities on […]