South America 2023

How apposite, that before we head off to deepest Peru, we first stay a few days in Paddington …

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  South America 2023 – day 00 – Sunday 05/03
  Sunday may technically be the start of our South America trip but it really started on Wednesday evening, after I turned off… Read more: South America 2023 – day 00 – Sunday 05/03
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  South America 2023 – day 01 – Monday 06/03
  After Sunday’s long day and late flight to Madrid, the next leg from Madrid starts at 01:40, not a great time for… Read more: South America 2023 – day 01 – Monday 06/03
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  South America 2023 – day 02 – Tuesday 07/03
  Turns out there is a four-thirty in the morning – yup we find our alarms waking the dead at this unspeakable hour… Read more: South America 2023 – day 02 – Tuesday 07/03
• South America 2023 – day 03 – Wednesday 08/03
  We are staying is Cusco today, the morning will be a self-guided walk, part of which will be finding a city tour… Read more: South America 2023 – day 03 – Wednesday 08/03
• South America 2023 – day 04 – Thursday 09/03
  Travel days can be quite tedious, and this one takes the biscuit! From an early pickup at 06:45 we’re not expecting to… Read more: South America 2023 – day 04 – Thursday 09/03
• South America 2023 – day 05 – Friday 10/03
  Imagine a world where you can have any car like as long as it’s a VW? (OK the brand is irrelevant but… Read more: South America 2023 – day 05 – Friday 10/03
• South America 2023 – day 06 – Saturday 11/03
  Obviously we’re not Amazonian newbies, and after doing the town yesterday we felt that an immersive tour was essential this visit. We’ve seen… Read more: South America 2023 – day 06 – Saturday 11/03
• South America 2023 – day 07 – Sunday 12/03
  Embarkation day! We plan a neighbourhood walk today as our driver is scheduled for 13:20 but the heavens open spectacularly so we… Read more: South America 2023 – day 07 – Sunday 12/03
• South America 2023 – day 08 – Monday 13/03
  Our morning stop is just “hangin’ around the river” as we park up and only Zodiac tours are allowed out. We pass… Read more: South America 2023 – day 08 – Monday 13/03
• South America 2023 – day 09 – Tuesday 14/03
  Originally we couldn’t disembark at Alter do Chão, only ship’s tours allowed off. That rule is now relaxed so we needn’t have… Read more: South America 2023 – day 09 – Tuesday 14/03
• South America 2023 – day 10 – Wednesday 15/03
  Rain stops play –  not really, we just have to keep under the sky bar’s balcony so we can still have breakfast… Read more: South America 2023 – day 10 – Wednesday 15/03
• South America 2023 – day 11 – Thursday 16/03
  Overnight we make two milestones – last evening we cross the equator, and then in the early hours of today we cross… Read more: South America 2023 – day 11 – Thursday 16/03
• South America 2023 – day 12 – Friday 17/03
  We’re in les Îles du Salut, the Salvation Islands. Just eleven miles off the coast of French Guiana, the next country round from… Read more: South America 2023 – day 12 – Friday 17/03
• South America 2023 – day 13 – Saturday 18/03
  We have five consecutive port days coming up, so we’re making the most of todays sea day. Our favourite exec sous chef… Read more: South America 2023 – day 13 – Saturday 18/03
• South America 2023 – day 14 – Sunday 19/03
  Having lost count of how many times we have visited Barbados, we don’t have any desire to travel far today. Indeed we… Read more: South America 2023 – day 14 – Sunday 19/03
• South America 2023 – day 15 – Monday 20/03
  We wake up in Europe again, specifically Martinique a French colony pre 1946 and now an “overseas department.” We open the curtains… Read more: South America 2023 – day 15 – Monday 20/03
• South America 2023 – day 16 – Tuesday 21/03
  Having been to Antigua a few times we need a new adventure. Today we aim to achieve five beaches, all near enough… Read more: South America 2023 – day 16 – Tuesday 21/03
• South America 2023 – day 17 – Wednesday 22/03
  The big cruise lines have their own “private” islands in the Caribbean, which generally means they have a very long lease on… Read more: South America 2023 – day 17 – Wednesday 22/03
• South America 2023 – day 18 – Thursday 23/03
  It used to be the butter, but in recent years it’s the jam! When there’s no jam for breakfast we know we’re… Read more: South America 2023 – day 18 – Thursday 23/03
• South America 2023 – day 19 – Friday 24/03
  We have two sea days to get us back to Miami, it’s always the best way to end a cruise, chilling and… Read more: South America 2023 – day 19 – Friday 24/03
• South America 2023 – day 20 – Saturday 25/03
  Our last day aboard Quest, destined to be sad. Not on the scale that some of our fellow travellers are feeling, having… Read more: South America 2023 – day 20 – Saturday 25/03
• South America 2023 – day 21 – Sunday 26/03
  OK, so my blog title says South America, but now we’re definitely in North America. However given that the predominant language remains… Read more: South America 2023 – day 21 – Sunday 26/03
• South America 2023 – day 22 – Monday 27/03
  Back in the almost real world, breakfast doesn’t come with quite the same refinement as onboard. There’s a “to go” breakfast joint… Read more: South America 2023 – day 22 – Monday 27/03
• South America 2023 – day 23 – Tuesday 28/03
  Our plan is to walk the western section of South Beach, all reclaimed land, until we reach Venetian Way, then cross to… Read more: South America 2023 – day 23 – Tuesday 28/03
• South America 2023 – day 24 – Wednesday 29/03
  Our last day could have been complicated – our driver doesn’t arrive until 19:20, so it’s really a full day to do… Read more: South America 2023 – day 24 – Wednesday 29/03
• South America 2023 – day 25 – Thursday 30/03
  Today is really yesterday that never ended, at least at first anyway. Depending on when you last read my words, dear reader,… Read more: South America 2023 – day 25 – Thursday 30/03