Follow along while Jan and Chris take a 17-day cruise all the way to Antarctica (drive-by) and then to Buenos Aires and famous Iguazu Falls…google it if you want to see why we're going there.

Just started getting the final packing done...previous arrivals in Santiago have given us useful advice about the procedure there after deplaning...hope it's as easy as they say...and that the Holland America Rep will be meeting us for the bus to Valparaiso where we meet the Veendam which we last sailed on in Alaska a few years ago. We like its size and the fact that the Crows Nest hasn't been screwed up like in some of the later ships where it is adjacent to the library...that was a mistake!
We had an "upsell" to a Verandah...not sure if it's a mistake or not, depending on how rough the seas are...but we'll have a short trip to the outside if it's cold and rainy!
The first two days should be hot and sunny…after that…who knows...