Final thought on Buenos Aires

We are securely ensconced in our berth aboard the Nation Geographic Explorer. Our departure has been moved back from 6:00 pm to, we hope, around midnight. We had a few problems acquiring sufficient fuel to carry us through the next three weeks so, it looked for a while, that we would need to sail to Punta Arenas in Chile to take on fuel. That would require us sailing west into the Pacific and north into the Straits of Magellan. The Chilean pilot was on board and the international paperwork in progress when the tanker trucks began pulling along side. We will sail east along the narrow Beagle Channel on the very southern extent of Tierra del Fuego before turning due south past Cape Horn and into the Drake Passage. There is a fair amount of concern among the passengers as to the weather and sea conditions through the Passage. This section of the ocean is the most storm tossed and roughest seas in the world. We should cross the Antarctic Convergence mid-way between South America and the Antarctic peninsula where, I hope, the seas should lay.

That is a short preview of where we are at the moment, taking on fuel in Patagonia.


I will talk more about this beautiful spot and provide a few photographs in the next blog. Now, I need to finish our last few days in Buenos Aires.

We continued our walking tours of the city even though the weather turned hot.







Mid nineties with high humidity. Comparable to a mid summer day in Houston. The more we have seen and learned about this beautiful city, the more impressed we become. Monday evening we enjoyed a delicious Argentine meal. We started with empanadas and worked our way through the menu for the next two and one half hours. Wonderful, fun meal. For Valentines we booked a dinner and table at the oldest Tango club in the city. It was in Barrio San Telmo in an old Spanish style building. We had a traditional Argentine meal (heavy on the beef and Malbec wine) and walked across the street to the show. Our small table was pressed against the stage and we both feared getting kicked by the dancers. A great show and a lot of fun.


The music was fascinating and the dancers great athletes with style and pizazz in excess. A wonderful way to spend Valentine's day.



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Location:Ushuaia, Patagonia, Argentina