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SEADAY (10 deg C) Good Morning. Well it was a pretty rocky night last night. Didn’t get sea sick, but it was hard to sleep. This morning we watched some info about Antartica on the big screen, with commentary by the BBC Antartica exploration team I followed that up with another golf putting game. NoContinue reading “January 29, 2020”

PUERTO CHACABUCO, CHILE Good Day. Puerto Chacabuco is located on the end of an inlet near the mouth of the Aysen River in Southern Chile. It is a small port town population near 1400. The main source of industry is fish processing suplied by the multiple of fish farms nearby. Today we decided not toContinue reading “January 28, 2020”

CASTRO, ISLA CHILOE, CHILE This Morning when I woke up, we were anchored in the harbour in front of the city of Castro. There was a very nice scenery with all the colourfull houses including several build on piles along the water front. After taking the tender to the shore, we set off on footContinue reading “January 27, 2020”

PUERTO MONTT & PUERTO VARAS, CHILE Another stop high on my bucket list was the lake district in southern Chile. After embarking the boat, we boarded the bus for a day tour. First we headed out to Puerto Varas and on for a bus ride along Lake Llanquihue. This was a beautifull busride along theContinue reading “January 26, 2020”

SEADAY Today another seaday. after 1 month I decided to have a haircut. Cut, wash and dry for $25.00 I thought that was not to bad for cruise pricing. In the morning I entered the golf putting contest. With the boat rocking and rolling, I couldn’t do much good with that challenge. In the afternoonContinue reading “January 25, 2020”

SEADAY Today another seaday. after 1 month I decided to have a haircut. Cut, wash and dry for $25.00 I thought that was not to bad for cruise pricing. In the morning I entered the golf putting contest. With the boat rocking and rolling, I couldn’t do much good with that challenge. In the afternoonContinue reading “January 25, 2020”

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.Continue reading “January 24, 2020”

SEA DAY Today is a sea day, sailing from San Antonio Chile to Robinson Crusoe Isla.After breakfast we went to lecture in the theatre by Prof Craig Franklin from the University of Queensland Aus. He did a talk about the sea life along the coast of South America and also about the sea currents allContinue reading “January 23, 2020”

SAN ANTONIO, VALPARAISO, VINO DEL MAR This morning we sailed into San Antonio, the largest Port City in Chile. After the earthquake in 1985 this port was totally rebuild. This is a very busy port, there were several large container ships in port today. Today we booked a tour to Valparaiso and Vino del Mar,Continue reading “January 22, 2020”

COQUIMBO (LA SERENA) CHILE Today we are visiting the port city of Coquimbo and the nearby City of La Serena. The population is about 200,000 in each city. Some of you might remember the rescue of the 11 Chilean miners a few years back, this was in Coquimbo. When you sail into Coquimbo, you can’tContinue reading “January 21, 2020”