Karla and Rick
Buenos Aires to Milwaukee
7 Mar 22 to 7 May 22

Except for a delay in getting checked in at United was uneventful. For some reason the agent could see our reservation, to include...

Kind of a weird day to finish on. We arrive in Milwaukee at Noon, so had a number of sea-day and/or afternoon activities in the morning....

We lucked out again with another crisp, clear day. Temperatures in the 40s and very little wind. Tenders were about 30 minutes late...

Sunshine, cloudless skies and cool temperatures today. We tendered in across Thunder Bay to Alpena a town of about 10,000 people. There...

Twas a a cool and rainy day. Glad we had an indoor activity planned. Detroit isn’t exactly a major cruise destination and may not be for...

Battle Scars On Octantis. They couldn't touch-up the port side on Toronto as it was away from the pier. From here on out it’s more...

With a late arrival in port, 1230, this was kind of a sea day. It’s hard to call it that when you are cruising in a canal with people...

How to act in the big city again. Traffic, noise, multiple high rises, a way of life Reston doesn’t have. It was fun overall. Began...

Viking is certainly doing its best to overcome weather and scheduling obstacles. Today is a typical sea day, gym, trivia and lectures. ...

Our ocean going Octantis has turned into a Viking River Ship. We’ve passed through seven locks, some of them doubles. Amazing to see...

Before the “Frenching” of Quebec province this town was called Three Rivers. Our guide who was “English” said she hadn’t spoke English...

Looked grim pulling into port, but when we got off to board our bus it was just spitting a little rain and not very cold. Our guide used...

Early to rise for a chance to glimpse the fiord cut by the Saguenay River as it goes to meet the St Lawrence. The passage wasn’t quite...

What a beautiful day. Blue skies, bright sun, crisp air. We ordered room service with hot chocolate and a croissant for me, coffee,...

Today we were supposed to be tendering into Cap-Aux-Meules, Iles De La Madeleine. High winds, high waves eliminated that option, so we...

Smooth sailing and an early morning arrival in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island (PEI), Canada. The weather was a cool 42F, but as the...

Because we were late out of New York we missed Louisburg and the opportunity to sail through the Cape Cod Canal. Instead we sailed...

Gym, Trivia, Veterans’ Get Together and Magic Show. We expanded our Trivia Team today with a couple from Columbia, MO added to the...

Incredible after 43 days aboard, crossing the Drake Strait twice, seven days in Antarctica and stops in Argentina, Uruguay, and the...

After a smooth night of sailing, we arrived in New York Harbor around 6AM just as the sun rose above the horizon. The temperature was...