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Last week was all about endings – we both finished up at work on Friday and said good-bye to colleagues, friends and family. So many people have been so supportive of us and had such kind things to say as we bid our farewells. We feel so lucky to have worked with such amazing people and made so many connections over the years. Needless to say it has been a pretty emotional week.

This week is about new beginnings as today was our first official day of retirement. And what did we do? We spent the day cleaning the house, clearing out the fridge and trying our best to pack everything we will need for the next three months into two medium-sized duffle bags. It is made somewhat more challenging by the fact that we could find ourselves in anything from 30C to -30C!

Tomorrow we will be up bright and early to catch our flight to Toronto then south to Buenos Aires. The plan is to see a bit of BA, spend a couple of days exploring both the Brazilian side and Argentinian side of Iguazu Falls (we’ll let you know which side we prefer in this hotly contested issue), then head even further south to Ushuaia where we will board the National Geographic Explorer. This will be our home for 10 days or so as we journey to Antarctica. Fingers crossed that the seas are calm but I have lots of Gravol packed just in case….

Stay tuned for our next post from the road!