ROBINSON CRUSOE ISLAND, CHILE
This morning we sailed into this nice small bay, looking at this small island with houses scattered on the hillside. After breakfast we went to the tender boats getting us to shore. We were warned by the captain of the difficulty unloading the tender at the dock because of the waves. People with canes and walkers were recommended not to go on shore. (that’s about 1/3th of the boat). We went for a nice hike up the hills on the island and on return stopped at a small place to have a locally brewed beer and a fresh cooked lobster. We hiked up to the cemetery and to a memorial site of a battle from the 1th world war between the British and the Germans. This is the place the German ship the Dresden was sunk. There were still shells from the battle embedded in the rockface of the hillside. The site of the sunken ship is now a popular spot for scuba divers. Approximate 1000 people are living on the island. In 2010 most of the village was destroyed by a Tsunami. For all you folks who want to get away from all the world’s hussle and bussle this seem to be the perfect place for that. At 3:00 PM we re-boarded the ship with the tender and we sailed away around 5:30 PM.
Cheers
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