Grand Finale. Our final days in Chile were a blast. We were joined by a friend we know in Atascadero who is from Chile. He got us looped in a night on the town, took us to his parents home/resort where we lounged in the pool and were served "Onces" (the Chilean version of tea), exposed us to near death in a funicular, and stuffed us with a fine fish dinner with a bloatation dessert before dropping us at the airport to continue our journey. We couldn't have asked for a better way to finish Chile.
Grief. Fate laughs when we plan, doesn't it? We planned our whole 7 month odyssey around our sailing boat cruise. First we were informed that the cruise had been cancelled (leaving us stranded in Thailand with no transport to Greece and 37 free days) because of the pirates. Then we were informed that we could go on the cruise from Thailand to Goa, India at which point we would be kicked off the boat and invited to re board in Safaga, Egypt, after the boat runs the pirate gauntlet sans passengers. Holy crap! We zoomed through the stages of grief:
Denial: This can't be happening!
Anger: Those bastards probably just didn't sell enough cabins to run the cruise!
Bargaining: If we sign a release can we go anyway?
Depression: Why is our life so bad? (TOTALLY JUST KIDDING, but we're really sad.)
Acceptance: We're ready for whatever comes.
So we are working on plan B: Nepal? We'll let you know when we figure it out.
Going On. We have gotten over our jet lag and settled into New Zealand.
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What a bummer! I'm sure you will figure out something to take the place of the cruise. Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to you there in New Zealand, a fantastic place to be. Ann and Pete
ReplyDeleteMerry Christmas! Just thinking about you guys and wondering what fun you are up to! It's a beautiful day here in Morro Bay, but I'm sure it's even more beautiful in NZ!
ReplyDeleteWow, I'm so sorry we kept joking about the pirates now!!!! Enjoy New Zealand...I'm so jealous
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