Weather: 92º F, Sunny
The alarm went off at 6:30 am as the Zaandam was approaching Puerto Madryn, Argentina. Bob hadn't slept well and said his cold was one of the worst he has ever experienced...even his eyeballs hurt. But...he isn't one to let a cold...even a bad one...stop him from doing what he wants.
We had breakfast in the buffet. Kent and Laurel came a few minutes later and it was so packed that we couldn't find four seats together. There was a small note on each table advertising that it was Asian night in the buffet tonight.
The gangway was being set up right outside our window so as soon as we saw people leaving the ship we left our cabins and without even thinking walked down the stairs to Deck A. No gangway there so we thought perhaps it was on Deck 3. Nothing there but we could see the ramp one deck below. Deck 2...Bingo.
We were off the ship before the announcement was made that the ship had been cleared...so much easier than when we have to tender. Large buses were lined up on the dock for HAL tours and just past those was a large group of independent tour operators. Right away I spotted a woman who had a sign with my name. Rita, who would be our guide, was waiting for two other people who would be on our tour and once they arrived we walked the length of a very long dock to where a minibus was waiting.
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| The gangway was set up right outside our cabin window. |
