• Day 2 Santiago in transit

    February 28, 2018 in Chile ⋅ ☀️ 22 °C

    On our body clock it is 3am, however in real time we have just left OZ. The flight was eventful - just before push back someone fell ill and was removed from the flight - it took ages for the luggage to be found, so one hour 15 minutes later we left Sydney. The flight was a rehearsal for the Drake Passage, the turbulence were the worst we have experienced - even worse than landing in Darwin during the wet. To top things off a passenger across the aisle had a medical experience - thankfully the plane was full of doctors travelling to the Antartica for a medical conference. We are still in high spirits.Read more