Buenos Aires Argentina
Overnight Stay
Saturday, November 17, 2007
It looks like it might be cold in this photo but in
fact it was raining, quite warm, and very humid.
We left Miami at 8:00 pm on Friday and arrived in Buenos
Aires very early on Saturday morning. I particularly dislike these overnight
flights as I never seem to get any sleep on them. Lawrence bought a new bag
in Miami that we were able to stuff his wounded backpack into.
I am writing this as we descend into Buenos Aires after
our long over night flight. As I predicted I got only three hours sleep.
Lawrence took a sleeping pill and slept for a few more hours. World travel seems so
romantic until you have to spend 10 hours on a long distance flight, then
the reality of it becomes clear: sleep deprivation torture.
We got in too early to check into the hotel directly so
we dropped off our bags and were all taken (the Antarctic tour group) on a
bus tour of Buenos Aires. This tour would have been fine under normal
conditions but given how little sleep everyone had on the flight it was
rather trying. I will feel better after a sleep.
On to Antarctica.