Checking off some bucket list items in 2026.
MEL-NAN-YVR in J mid-October to spend time in Vancouver/Vancouver Island. Fly to Banff to stay at the Fairmont Springs. Fly to Winnipeg, then charter flight with NatHab to Churchill for a week to see polar bears congregating at the edge of Hudson Bay, awaiting ice. Then to Toronto for a few days to see friends. Toronto to San José, Costa Rica, for a two week land tour, followed by a seven day cruise from Puntarenas through San Blas Islands, Panama Canal and Colon, Panama. Fly Colon to Quito. Two week Ecuador tour of volcanoes, Amazon, Galapagos Islands. Quito to Rio for a few days, then fly to Iguazu Falls for a few days. On to Buenos Aires for a few days, then cruise with charter flight to Ushuaia for Falklands, South Georgia, Antarctica, return Buenos Aires. Haven't fixed the return flight from BA but looking at options from Santiago early January 2027.
MEL-NAN-YVR in J mid-October to spend time in Vancouver/Vancouver Island. Fly to Banff to stay at the Fairmont Springs. Fly to Winnipeg, then charter flight with NatHab to Churchill for a week to see polar bears congregating at the edge of Hudson Bay, awaiting ice. Then to Toronto for a few days to see friends. Toronto to San José, Costa Rica, for a two week land tour, followed by a seven day cruise from Puntarenas through San Blas Islands, Panama Canal and Colon, Panama. Fly Colon to Quito. Two week Ecuador tour of volcanoes, Amazon, Galapagos Islands. Quito to Rio for a few days, then fly to Iguazu Falls for a few days. On to Buenos Aires for a few days, then cruise with charter flight to Ushuaia for Falklands, South Georgia, Antarctica, return Buenos Aires. Haven't fixed the return flight from BA but looking at options from Santiago early January 2027.
