Airline Strike - Can We Get to El Califate???

12/19/16

Today I was reminded why I could never be a trip leader...besides the fact that I have extremely low tolerance for people who ask questions just to hear themselves talk; despite those who talk while the guide is giving important information; despite those who are chronically late for departures; and despite overall obnoxious travelers...how could I possibly move 24 Americans - most of them totally useless with Spanish and totally clueless about the Buenos Aires domestic airport - to the highlight destination of their 24 -day trip, when their flight, along with all others, has been cancelled?

Well, our trusty trip leader, Nicole, and the OAT South American office, somehow pulled it off - with us departing 6 hours later. We didn't care that it was rainy and cold outside; we didn't care that the night we arrived we were eating dinner at 10 PM and going to bed at midnight. Are you kidding??? We just wanted to not spend another full day trying to get to the best part of the trip - the Patagonia, Torres del Paine, Estancia Fitz Roy, the Chilean fjords and Ushuaia.  You'll see why as you follow the next few days of my blog...

Late night dinner, lamb stew and 2 glasses of Malbec - a universal cure in my opinion:)