Monday, 11 January 2016

Antarctica trip Jan 2016 Day 2

Had dinner in the hotel restaurant and went to bed early and got a good 4 or 5 hours of sleep before my body thought I should be up doing things. I repacked my bags and got ready for an early transfer to the airport for the next stage of my trip. Sitting in the hotel lobby waiting for the bus and listening to a medley of David Bowie music that they are playing. So sad to hear he had passed away overnight.
Lucky that I arrived at the airport with a couple if hours to spare as it was chaos. I managed to pick the correct very long line and eventually got checked in. Even the locals seemed confused by the process. For the first time I had to remove my shoes for the security check and managed to get through alright. Relaxing now in the gate lounge after the mêlée.
The flight got delayed a bit and after loading and unloading a bus to take us to the plane we finally got going. I think things are a little more chaotic than usual as it is school holidays here as well. The trip was very smooth and unfortunately I didn't have a window seat this time so I couldn't see the falls as we came into land. After picking up my luggage I found my tour guide who then drove me into town and dropped me at my hotel.
They didn't quite have my room ready so I went for a walk into town to have a look. Boy was it hot and humid. The town seems to be set up for tourism, with lots of hotels and restaurants.
Like most of Argentina that I have seen so far, it also has a rundown feeling to it.  With old incomplete buildings and infrastructure that looks like they ran out of money and simply stopped building. Back at the hotel I had a nice cool shower and relaxed in the air con before doing a bit of washing and organising for tomorrows tour. Then a buffet dinner at hotel restaurant before an early night.

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