February 13, 2024 Viking Polaris Happy Mardis Gras! It’s hard to believe that it’s been almost a month since we’ve returned from our epic trip to Antarctica, Argentina, and Chile. It’s taken awhile to adjust back to normal living after being pampered on our Viking excursion. But, of course we’re

Saturday, January 13, 2024 This morning, we had a nice breakfast in an outdoor patio area of the Singular Hotel. We were on our own until 2 pm when Viking had scheduled a bus tour around Santiago for us, to be followed by a transfer to the airport. So, after

Friday, January 12, 2024 Today was our travel day to Santiago. Because the bus wasn’t leaving until 11:30 am, we were able to sleep in and have a leisurely breakfast in the hotel restaurant. After breakfast, we decided to venture upstairs to see what was on the floor above the

Thursday,  January 11, 2024 Today was our tour of National Parque Torres del Paine (Blue Towers National Park). After a hurried breakfast, we joined the Viking assemblage at the front of the hotel where we were issued bagged lunches. Rather than the usual tour bus, for this journey, we boarded

Wednesday, January 10, 2024 We got up early today, ate a buffet breakfast in the hotel restaurant, hauled our bags to the lobby to be loaded, and then boarded our bus in time for a 7 am departure for Puerto Natales, Chile. Sol, our excursion guide, kept us in line

Tuesday, January 9, 2024 Today, we visited Parque Nacional Los Glaciares (Glaciers National Park). After a buffet-style breakfast in the Xelena Hotel restaurant, we boarded another bus and, as we traveled through scenic Patagonia, our local guide, Sylvia, discussed the geology and culture of the surrounding area. She employed her

Monday, January 8, 2024 This morning we got up early, dressed and headed for an early breakfast. After returning to the room and packing our take-on bags, we mournful left stateroom 4055 for the final time. We walked toward the bow and I went on deck to take some final

Sunday, January 7, 2024 Jane had not slept well last night although I slept like a baby rocked in a cradle. On our last full day on Polaris, we rolled out of bed early, dressed, and headed to the bow deck to see Cape Horn. Gradually, quite a crowd joined

Saturday, January 6, 2024 Our boots had disappeared from the hallway when we set out for breakfast. The rocking of the boat became ever more apparent as we progressed across Drake Passage so that we swerved walking down the hallways. We mainly blogged and napped throughout the day. Jane attended

Friday, January 5, 2024 Today we were expecting two Zodiac landings, our first one leaving early, at 8:30 am. I got up, showered and went to the Living Room to drink coffee and blog then headed to the World Cafe for breakfast in time to return to the room to

Thursday, January 4, 2024 I have finally started to feel well, however, it seems Jane has caught my crud. She had a hard time sleeping last night due to a hacking cough. I got up in time to attend a 9 am presentation in the Aula about plate tectonics and

Wednesday, January 3, 2024 We slept late today, had a late breakfast, and then headed to the Aula at 10 am  for the daily briefing. Upon arrival, the view from the front window of the Aula was unobstructed and we witnessed the huge screen descend from the ceiling for the

Tuesday, January 2, 2024 This morning, after showering, I grabbed a cup of coffee and blogged awhile in the Living Room with a view. Then, back in our stateroom, Jane and I put on warm clothing and headed to Deck 7 mid-ship where an outdoor party was assembling to observe