OAT Day 1 - Friday, November 30, 2007- Easter Island Catch Up with OAT Trip Please refer to Day 8 of the Easter Island-Santiago Trip. To receive $50 per person off your first reservation with OAT, mention the following information when reserving your Overseas Adventure Travel Trip: Mr. Victor Garcia Customer #673062
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OAT Day 2 - Saturday, December 1, 2007- Join the Scheduled OAT Tour - Santiago, Chile - Enjoy Welcome Drink & Dinner December 1 – Happy 34th anniversary to the Garcias! Today we transferred to a neighboring hotel just two blocks away and joined the OAT group. Most of the others traveling with OAT flew into Santiago this morning as we had done a week ago today. We had ...
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OAT Day 03 – Sunday, December 2, 2007 - Santiago City Tour We began our morning with a buffet breakfast at our hotel and then met our OAT group in the lobby at 8:55. We were happy to note that María Elena has stressed promptness in her expectations for the group. We began our city tour by walking with our guide, Rodrigo Ossandon. He gave us a brief synopsis of the day’s agenda ...
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OAT Day 04 - Monday, December 3, 2007 - Santiago - Optional Valparaiso & Viña del Mar Excursion - Discussion About Chilean Politics Today we had an early morning optional excursion to Viña del Mar and Valpariso, Chile’s leading port and one of its most important cities. We had an early breakfast and then met our group at 7:55. The day was BEAUtiful with 63 degrees and 43% humidity ...
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OAT Day 05 - Tuesday, December 4, 2007 - Flight to Puerto Varas - Visit Puerto Montt, Gateway to the Lakes District - Rodeo Demonstration Our wake up call came at 5:15 and our alarm went off a few minutes later. The hotel had arranged for coffee, juice, and some light breakfast sandwiches. We identified our luggage, got on the bus, and went directly to the airport at 6:30. On the ...
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OAT Day 06 - Wednesday, December 5, 2007 - Explore Osorno Volcano & Petrohue Falls - Home-Hosted Lunch The sun comes up early here in Southern Chile! We woke up to a beautiful day and many of the early morning risers got photos of both of the volcanoes in the pink light of sunrise. We were on our way to the South Shore of Llanquihue Lake at 9:00. The lake is glacial; it is over ...
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OAT Day 07 - Thursday, December 6, 2007 - Fly to Punta Arenas - Overland to Puerto Natales We woke up at 5:30 to a rainy, wet morning. The hotel provided a light breakfast for us before we left for the airport. At 6:30 we left the hotel and drove to Puerto Montt and unloaded our luggage quickly in the rain. Our flight to Punta Arenas was delayed for one hour, but instead of ...
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OAT Day 08 - Friday, December 7, 2007 - Puerto Natales - Explore Torres del Paine National Park After a full night of rain and cold wind, we woke up to high clouds and a light mist. Our breakfast room was not very big, and with our group of 30, we had to eat in shifts and help the one waiter bus the tables. At 8:00 we met Paula to make the one hour drive north to Torres del ...
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OAT Day 09 - Saturday, December 8, 2007 - Return to Torres del Paine National Park - Begin Patagonian Fjords & Southern Ice Field Cruise The wind was howling but the sun was shining giving us an incredible view of the mountains and the blue icebergs of Torres del Paine National Park this morning. We had breakfast and took photos of a friendly gray fox and the magnificent views ...
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OAT Day 10 - Sunday, December 9, 2007 - Amalia Glacier - Sarmiento Channel - Antrim Fjord The first night on the ship was very turbulent. We had four to five foot swells but the ship was steady and we slept well. We went up on the deck to look around before breakfast and were treated to a pair of playful dolphins. Breakfast was a very beautiful buffet with many kinds of fresh ...
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OAT Day 11 - Monday, December 10, 2007 - Pio XI Glacier - Puerto Eden When we woke up at 7:00 we were right at the leading edge of the Pio XI Glacier. This is the largest glacier in South America and one of the few advancing glaciers in the world. What an eye opener for the morning! After breakfast, the captain announced our morning excursion in front of this awesome work of ...
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OAT Day 12 - Tuesday, December 11, 2007 - Patagonian Fjords & Southern Ice Field - Calvo Fjord - El Brujo Glacier Our overnight’s sail brought us to the Calvo Fjord. It was raining hard when we woke up and even harder at breakfast. After breakfast the captain announced a special excursion on the Captain Constantino, a larger craft built specially for the Icefields. The trip ...
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OAT Day 13 - Wednesday, December 12, 2007 - Montañas Fjord & Bernal Glacier During the night we had wind and strong waves. As the boat rocked and rolled, shower doors banged and glasses went flying! We were told that winds reached 80 MPH and in the morning the temperature was 49° and the humidity stood at 62%. We visited the Montañas, or Mountains, Fjord in the morning, where we ...
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OAT Day 14 - Thursday, December 13, 2007 - Disembark Ship - Arrive Puerto Natales - Overland to Punta Arenas - Fly to Santiago This morning we sailed back to Puerto Natales and docked at the main pier by 7:00. The sun was bright with a few scattered clouds but it was still breezy and cold. We had to have our luggage out at 8:00 so we finished packing and then went to the dining ...
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