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RIO DE JANEIRO, BRAZIL Bom Dia. It was spectacular to sail in to Rio at daybreak. Seeing all the famous landmarks on our side of the ship, like Sugerloaf mountain, Christ the redeemer statue and Copacabana beach. After a while we got to the cruise port area and docked there. The weather was overcast withContinue reading “February 22, 2020”

BUZIOS, BRAZIL This morning we pulled in Armacao dos Buzios. (Buzios) This is a tender port. The seas were very calm, a great day to go on shore with the tender boats. We had no excursions booked in this town, as most of it is right off the pier. We ventured of on foot alongContinue reading “February 21, 2020”

ISLA ILHABELA, BRAZIL This morning we sailed up to this beautiful island. Lush green mountain sides with white sandy beaches. Large houses were dotting the hillside and lining the beach. It looked very impressive. After breakfast we took the small tender boat to the pier. There was a small city at the pier with stores,Continue reading “February 20, 2020”

SANTOS, BRAZIL Early this morning we sailed into Santos. The sky line is covered with highrises fronted by beautiful sandy beaches. We continued towards the port area, enormous rows of cranes for unloading goods and containers. This port supplies the City of Sao Paulo about 2hr drive inland. We finally docked at the passengers terminal.Continue reading “February 19, 2020”

SEADAY

SEADAY

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA Today is the second day in the Buenos Aires. We were both not feeling much like going into the City today after yesterday’s long day. We did a quick trip to the port terminal to do some shopping at the stalls which were set up there. From previous stops we have realisedContinue reading “February 16, 2020”

MONTEVIDEO, URUGUAY This Morning we docked on the pier in Montevideo. No tender or transfer busses required. The pier is pretty well right in the old City. For the afternoon we had booked a walking tour of the old City. This morning we ventured of on our own. Several streets are pedestrian streets and areContinue reading “February 14, 2020”

BUENOS AIRES, ARGENTINA I got up early this AM and watched the ship sailing into the harbour and dock. This is a massive city, 3 million directly in the city and another 10 mill in the suburbs.We were booked on an all day tour today through the city. The first visit was to the CemeteryContinue reading “February 15, 2020”

PUNTA DEL ESTE, URUGUAY This morning we anchored in the harbour of Punta del Este. Because of the sandbanks in the harbour we were about a 30 min tender ride out from the shore. Due to the longer duration we were using a larger tender (200 passengers) from the city. Our first impression was, thisContinue reading “February 13, 2020”