A later start to the morning today, made all the better from a good night’s sleep. Another delicious breakfast and then over to the reception area to meet up for…
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Surf to Sand – French Polynesia to the Atacama – Explora Atacama – Day 34
Another bright and early start to the day – after a not-quite-restful night. It’s unclear whether I’m still getting used to the altitude or the sounds of the area, but…
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Surf to Sand – French Polynesia to the Atacama – Explora Atacama – Day 33
We slept fairly well – or my son and I did, at least. We have been revisited by our old archnemesis – the rooster – who has been joined by…
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Surf to Sand – French Polynesia to the Atacama – In Transit – Day 32
The morning dawned – early, dark and bleary. We knew we shouldn’t have stayed up late to watch the World Series, but we did it anyway. Now we were faced…
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Surf to Sand – French Polynesia to the Atacama – At Sea – Day 31
A pre-departure sea day is a true gift, as it gives us time to pack everything after some twenty plus days of uncontrolled sprawl. And did it ever sprawl! Into…
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Surf to Sand – French Polynesia to the Atacama – Robinson Crusoe Island – Day 30
Today’s Chronicle can be found here. Early start to the day – we rolled up to Robinson Crusoe shortly after 7 am. At 7:30 am, Expedition Leader Peter made the…
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Surf to Sand – French Polynesia to the Atacama – Alexander Selkirk Island – Day 29
Today’s Chronicle can be found here. It’s a busy one today, so buckle in and hang on tight. We started off with a Halloween-themed Silver Brunch! This is the first…
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Surf to Sand – French Polynesia to the Atacama – At Sea – Day 28
Today’s Chronicle can be found here. Leisurely start to the morning, followed by Alex’s lecture – The Real Treasure Island: Explorers, Traders and Pirates on Robinson Crusoe. I was fascinated…
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Surf to Sand – French Polynesia to the Atacama – At Sea – Day 27
Today’s Chronicle can be found here. I guess we should get going on that boat, though we still have – one day til the competition?! Augh! By the time this…
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Surf to Sand – French Polynesia to the Atacama – At Sea – Day 26
Today’s Chronicle can be found here. Another gloriously late sleep-in today, followed by some more reading / writing / homework. Our daughter’s class is studying the European colonization of North…
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