The Antarctica Adventure Begins Tonight–Day One

The packing is complete….kinda.  Our bags are a little over the weight limit (to be expected) but not by much (a definite surprise!).  Tonight we will depart from JFK in New York City to Buenos Aires, Argentina. The first leg of our trip will be a ten-hour overnight flight from New York City to São Paulo Brazil. Fortunately, we are flying in Delta One, so sleeping should be pretty easy and the food and service are always excellent. This picture is the first “blue ice” that we have encountered. Go Delta!

In the morning, we will have a two-hour layover in São Paulo Brazil (not too much time given that we need to check our bags through Brazillian customs) then fly to Buenos Aires, which is two hours ahead of New York City. The plan is to spend the night at the Alvear Palace Hotel which was arranged for us by Silversea. Although everything is pretty well planned for an adventure such as this, we really do not know what will happen next. I will try to update this blog from Buenos Aires. Stay tuned.

Author: Mark and Chris Lauria

Chris and I enjoy spending time traveling throughout the world as well at the beach in San Clemente, California. We continue to explore our incredible world having recently traveled to the Gobi Desert in a successful search for dinosaur fossils. Our son, Matthew, his wife Ashley, and our granddaughter and grandsons live in Connecticut. Our other son, Stephen, lives in Upland, California. View all posts by Mark and Chris Lauria