2019 – Page 3 – Mitchell News

Buenos Aires – Week 4

Walter & Glenda 6 years ago

Week 4: 13 – 19 February Our final week was about discovering a few new things and revisiting others, continuing to appreciate or shrug at... Read More

Buenos Aires – Week 3 7 min read

Buenos Aires – Week 3

Walter & Glenda 6 years ago

Week 3: 6 – 12 February After a couple of low-key weeks, this week turned out to be busy, with lots of mileage on our... Read More

Buenos Aires – Week 2 5 min read

Buenos Aires – Week 2

Walter & Glenda 6 years ago

Week 2: 30 January – 5 February The second week of our stay sped by, with us spending our time reading, walking, running, eating and... Read More

Life in Buenos Aires – Week 1 6 min read

Life in Buenos Aires – Week 1

Walter & Glenda 6 years ago

Life in Buenos Aires As we had 7 weeks in Argentina after our cruise and before our flight back to New Zealand, we decided to... Read More

Antarctic Cruise – Final days 4 min read

Antarctic Cruise – Final days

Walter & Glenda 6 years ago

Day 16 –At sea……exploring behind the scenes.. The people in the stateroom next to us appeared to order room service breakfast every day, something we’d... Read More

Antarctic Cruise – Puerto Madryn 4 min read

Antarctic Cruise – Puerto Madryn

Walter & Glenda 6 years ago

Day 14 –At sea again……. After a day ashore, we were happy to have a quiet day. A large part of the day was spent... Read More

Antarctic Cruise – Stanley (aka Port Stanley) 5 min read

Antarctic Cruise – Stanley (aka Port Stanley)

Walter & Glenda 6 years ago

Day 13 –Stanley, Falkland Islands….sooooo good to go ashore The ship was abuzz with excitement from very early morning. Everyone was hanging out to get... Read More

Antarctic Cruise – Days 11-12 4 min read

Antarctic Cruise – Days 11-12

Walter & Glenda 6 years ago

Day 11 –Elephant Island…following in the footsteps of Shackleton We woke to the ship healing over to the portside due to the strong winds, with... Read More

Antarctic Cruise – Days 7-10 7 min read

Antarctic Cruise – Days 7-10

Walter & Glenda 6 years ago

Day 7 – Day at sea….and navigating the dreaded Drake Passage The previous evening, Captain Carl had promised early morning waves bigger than any we’d... Read More

Antarctic Cruise – Ushuaia 4 min read

Antarctic Cruise – Ushuaia

Walter & Glenda 6 years ago

Day 6 – Ushuaia, Fin de Mondo- the end of the world Everyone was up in the Living Room at the bow of the ship... Read More