After the first few days at sea we were starting to get a routine on the ship, our dinners continued to be some of the best moments on board and we began making friends with many of the other passengers. On Thursday we reached Ushuaia our first port of call. This is also where I met Roeland only two weeks before. We had the amazing opportunity to go Helicopter Trekking to Laguna Esmerelda, which was the one hike I had missed out on doing last time I was in Ushuaia. We also had the most amazing weather, it wasn't windy or raining, which it had been the entire week that Roeland and I were in Ushuaia the last time, even Anita was surprised and happy with the weather. This was also the first helicopter ride for both me and Roeland. It was the most amazing day!
We got up early to the familiar views of Ushuaia, and spent about half an hour wandering around the city and then got picked up for our tour. We met our guide Anita and she was with us for the helicopter ride as well the hike which was incredibly beautiful. The views were unbelievable and it was amazing to see how tiny Ushuaia looked from up above.
Anita had expected us to be an older couple and so she had brought tea along with her and was prepared to carry all of our stuff the whole hike. We ended up having the best time hiking with her and Laguna Esmerelda is beautiful, and muddy. But look at that color! Plus I now want to get a helicopter license.
That night we had dinner just the two of us because we couldn't find Emma and Gilad on board (the ship is really big) but we all reconnected and went to the juggling show which was really cool he did it with glow in the dark balls so they looked incredible when all the lights in the theater were turned off. We went to bed early because the next morning (at around 5am we would be arriving at Cape Horn (the most southern tip of South America and where the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean meet). It was a cold and gloomy morning, and we could clearly feel the temperature shift as were were nearing the South Pole and Antarctica.
Anita had expected us to be an older couple and so she had brought tea along with her and was prepared to carry all of our stuff the whole hike. We ended up having the best time hiking with her and Laguna Esmerelda is beautiful, and muddy. But look at that color! Plus I now want to get a helicopter license.
That night we had dinner just the two of us because we couldn't find Emma and Gilad on board (the ship is really big) but we all reconnected and went to the juggling show which was really cool he did it with glow in the dark balls so they looked incredible when all the lights in the theater were turned off. We went to bed early because the next morning (at around 5am we would be arriving at Cape Horn (the most southern tip of South America and where the Atlantic and Pacific Ocean meet). It was a cold and gloomy morning, and we could clearly feel the temperature shift as were were nearing the South Pole and Antarctica.
However after a few hours of enjoying the view and watching the Chilean coast guard we left Cape Horn and continued south in just open ocean as far as the eye can see. All 4 of us went back to bed and slept until early afternoon. Emma and I had a posh girls lunch in the formal dining room and spent the afternoon relaxing before going to watch the wedding game show.
For anyone who has ever taken a cruise before, you will know that almost always there is a marriage/couple game show to test who knows each other best and it is always hilarious. Well the four of us had been talking about it, Emma and I insisting that it was worth watching because you would be rolling on the floor laughing at some of the things they make the contestants do. So Emma and I found Roeland and headed to the theater to watch. There were two couples on stage but one set of empty chairs. Next thing we knew Roeland and I were asked to join the game show!
The only problem was, we'd known each other for 2 weeks not 27 years like the other couples. This game became a defining moment for us. First off they had us announce how long we'd known each other and where we met. As the last couple to be questioned when they got to us we told them we met in Ushuaia, and everyone thought we'd met the day before. After explaining that we'd actually known each other for a lot longer then one day, two whole weeks, Alejandro our cruise director couldn't believe it was real. The first challenge was they took all the women backstage and asked the guys questions, then they brought us out one at a time blindfolded, and we had to feel the men to decided who was our husband. However what I didn't know was that while I was feeling one guy they were switching the other guys so I felt up Roeland 3 separate times yet I thought they were different guys each time, it was extremely confusing, then they have you kiss the guy you finally decide is your husband, but before they took the he blindfold off they switch the guy making it look like you kissed someone else's husband. I did ok with this, according to Roeland I always knew it was him or not but was just confused because they kept switching them. The questions part we failed. Badly. The next round they took the men backstage and asked us questions to test the men, we failed again. However we redeemed ourselfs in the last round, which was to pop balloons on stage in "certain" positions. However it wasn't enough to bring out the win.
The cruise however filmed the entire show and played clips of it on TV in all the rooms and around the the entire ship, 24/7 for the next two weeks, everyone on board knew about our love story and called us their favorite couple.
For anyone who has ever taken a cruise before, you will know that almost always there is a marriage/couple game show to test who knows each other best and it is always hilarious. Well the four of us had been talking about it, Emma and I insisting that it was worth watching because you would be rolling on the floor laughing at some of the things they make the contestants do. So Emma and I found Roeland and headed to the theater to watch. There were two couples on stage but one set of empty chairs. Next thing we knew Roeland and I were asked to join the game show!
The only problem was, we'd known each other for 2 weeks not 27 years like the other couples. This game became a defining moment for us. First off they had us announce how long we'd known each other and where we met. As the last couple to be questioned when they got to us we told them we met in Ushuaia, and everyone thought we'd met the day before. After explaining that we'd actually known each other for a lot longer then one day, two whole weeks, Alejandro our cruise director couldn't believe it was real. The first challenge was they took all the women backstage and asked the guys questions, then they brought us out one at a time blindfolded, and we had to feel the men to decided who was our husband. However what I didn't know was that while I was feeling one guy they were switching the other guys so I felt up Roeland 3 separate times yet I thought they were different guys each time, it was extremely confusing, then they have you kiss the guy you finally decide is your husband, but before they took the he blindfold off they switch the guy making it look like you kissed someone else's husband. I did ok with this, according to Roeland I always knew it was him or not but was just confused because they kept switching them. The questions part we failed. Badly. The next round they took the men backstage and asked us questions to test the men, we failed again. However we redeemed ourselfs in the last round, which was to pop balloons on stage in "certain" positions. However it wasn't enough to bring out the win.
The cruise however filmed the entire show and played clips of it on TV in all the rooms and around the the entire ship, 24/7 for the next two weeks, everyone on board knew about our love story and called us their favorite couple.
