After about 45 hours, I'm finally here!
The majority of my travel was in the Mexico City Airport (11.5 hours), which was a little scary. I got into Terminal 1 at midnight, went through customs and immigration, and proceeded to Terminal 2 where my next flight was. Little did I know that Terminal 2 was about 5 miles away, and the monorail was not working... So I had to catch a taxi, where the taxi driver insisted on taking me to a hotel. I kept saying "No, Terminal 2, Terminal 2!" But I realized when I got to Terminal 2, why the taxi driver suggested that I go to a hotel; The Terminal was closed and no one was there. I found a little secluded corner where I spent 4 hours on the streets of Mexico (well, at least it was a covered street, and there were other passengers too) till the check-in counter opened and I was able to go into the Terminal. What an adventure!
Next flight was to Santiago, where I spent 6 hours at the airport, and took a plane to my final destination.
In Punta Arenas, I've already received my winter gear, and confirmed that the magnetometer made it safely down from Port Hueneme.
I'll be boarding the ship tomorrow at 3pm, and go through an orientation/safety training. Spend the night on the ship, and then we're off the day after that!!
Thursday, March 20, 2008
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