Our final day in Buenos Aires, we packed up our trusty backpacks again and headed to the national airport. Michael’s parents (Mom B and Dad B) flew overnight from Michigan to meet up with us for the next leg of our journey. They arrived in the international airport this morning and grabbed a ride with our favorite Argentinian driver, Oscar, to meet up with us at the Aeroparque. The meetup was seamless and after checking some luggage we were ready to settle in to our travel. We’re on the flight now, and when we land we’ll take a cab to the AirBNB we’ve reserved. Then my guess is that Mom B and Dad B will be ready to sleep after 35ish hours of travel and Michael and I will start scouting out the scene. Tomorrow is a big day for us. We are going to spend the day trying to get on a boat!
oops – didn’t I mention? We don’t have a cruise lined up yet. Michael and I read online that a person can get really great deals on cruises to Antarctica from Ushuaia if you take the risk and fly down there without arrangements. The idea is that the boats want every cabin filled and with a few boats leaving each week, once down in Ushuaia, we should be able to get competing bids from different ships that can be discounted 50-75%. These trips are no small expense, so the discount is great if you are will to be flexible and have the stomach for uncertainty. Mom B and Dad B worked 20 days into this trip which helps us with flexibility if we have to wait a few days to get on a boat. As we wait, we also have the good fortune of having Tierra del Fuego very close to Ushuaia for day trips into the Chilean archipelago where Magellan arrived about 500 years ago. We are very excited for this leg of our trip – please send good vibes and prayers that we get on a boat!!
