Getting to the Ship
After a bit of touring and a good night's rest, we headed out to Valparaiso, Chile to catch our ship. We hired a minivan to take us for the two-hour trip. We were so lucky to have our friends Heather, and her son Ryan join us for this vacation! Ryan sat in the front, next to the driver, and would relay everything the driver was saying. Between all of us, we sort of pieced together a conversation in Spanish.
We dropped our luggage off at the port...
And then went out to explore Valparaiso for a little while.
Peter's bag didn't make it to Santiago with us. They told us that the plane had been too full, and assured us that it would arrive on a partner airline the following day - the day the cruise was scheduled to leave. They promised to deliver it to our ship for us. They also said that Peter could spend $50 on clothes that he might need for his 24 hours without his bag. Classic Peter response, he headed right out to find some new Levi's!
And then it came time to board our enormous ship with the other 2600 passengers.
While we booked the absolutely cheapest room on the ship (that would be the "broom closet class") we were miraculously upgraded to a room with *gasp* a window!
(This was particularly useful for any naked sightseeing we might want to do.)
Isn't is clever how they arrange the beds for the 3rd/4th person? This shows Soren as he debated which of the two bunks he wanted.
This bunkbed situation was probably a highlight for Soren. Whenever we were in the cabin he spent most of his time leaping from the bunk down to the bed below.
Before we left, we'd gone to the Dollar Store and Soren chose all the Christmas decorations he wanted so that we could decorate our cabin for the two weeks we'd be aboard the ship.
And then it was off to the "mustard station" (another one of those childhood mispronounciations that this mother found too charming to correct.) Soren was VERY attentive. The word "emergency" always gets his attention. He's usually the only person on our flights paying attention to every word the flight attendant says. He paid close attention here too.
We dropped our luggage off at the port...
And then went out to explore Valparaiso for a little while.
Peter's bag didn't make it to Santiago with us. They told us that the plane had been too full, and assured us that it would arrive on a partner airline the following day - the day the cruise was scheduled to leave. They promised to deliver it to our ship for us. They also said that Peter could spend $50 on clothes that he might need for his 24 hours without his bag. Classic Peter response, he headed right out to find some new Levi's!
And then it came time to board our enormous ship with the other 2600 passengers.
While we booked the absolutely cheapest room on the ship (that would be the "broom closet class") we were miraculously upgraded to a room with *gasp* a window!
(This was particularly useful for any naked sightseeing we might want to do.)
Isn't is clever how they arrange the beds for the 3rd/4th person? This shows Soren as he debated which of the two bunks he wanted.
This bunkbed situation was probably a highlight for Soren. Whenever we were in the cabin he spent most of his time leaping from the bunk down to the bed below.
Before we left, we'd gone to the Dollar Store and Soren chose all the Christmas decorations he wanted so that we could decorate our cabin for the two weeks we'd be aboard the ship.
And then it was off to the "mustard station" (another one of those childhood mispronounciations that this mother found too charming to correct.) Soren was VERY attentive. The word "emergency" always gets his attention. He's usually the only person on our flights paying attention to every word the flight attendant says. He paid close attention here too.
Amy, you should really try a white balance cap for shots like the last one of Soren. It is super easy and you would fall over with how quick it removes the red from your shots. The other thing you can do is shoot raw and use the lightroom(get the free trial) and then you can adjust the temp yourself and pull the red right out. Email me if you have questions. You have me on the edge of my seat to see the rest of your shots!
ReplyDeletewhy does it not surprise me that you were upgraded to a room with a window?
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