Monday, March 28, 2016 - No one will believe this

At breakfast this morning it was announced that things looked good for our flight out to Santiago this evening. Needless to say we were all very pleased. A bus took many of us into town for the morning with instructions that everyone must be back for lunch at 12:30 and further instructions. I had been to town three times so I decided to stay on board and read. I am on my fifth book of the trip.

Rumors were rampant in town that the airport would not open today and unfortunately were confirmed with the added news that in all likelihood it would not open until Thursday if then. Now for the kind of good news. The management team decided not to wait anymore and we are now sailing to Ushuaia which was our starting point. We should arrive there mid Wednesday morning. I will not be advised of a flight itinerary until we get to the port. Aurora Expeditions is taking care of flight arrangements for everyone. The earliest I will get home will be Friday.

Once again I cannot heap enough praise on Aurora, both here on the ship and the home office in Sydney. They have gone way above and beyond in their efforts to keep us happy and informed. There has never been any comments on how difficult this is for them or any mention of additional costs. I will certainly be using Aurora again.

ILYB