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It’s our last tender port so we decided to sleep in and miss the crowds. We arrived in Puerto Montt, Chili at 8 am. The port was not very exciting to look at from our balcony because cloud covered the volcanoes in the distance. We were going to eat breakfast at the buffet but itContinue reading “A Day in Puerto Montt, Chile”

Today we woke early to watch as our ship sailed to the largest glacier in South America. It’s named Glacier Pio XI after a Pope. It is also known as Bruggen Glacier. The morning started out dark, cold and rainy. Bruce and I nestled in our cabin drinking tea and coffee as the skies beganContinue reading “Cruising The Chilean Fjords”

It’s a strange name, Ushuaia, which means deep bay.. It is located on the Tierra del Fuego archipelago and as the world’s southernmost city, it’s often referred to as “The End of the World.” The city is over 135 years old and has a population of 82,615. We arrived in port at noon after spendingContinue reading “A Stop At The End Of The World”

I’m not much of a morning person but since we were lucky to be on the port side of the ship where we could see the glaciers, I figured it was worth getting up. And it certainly didn’t disappoint. Our coffee and tea arrived at 6:15 but it was still dark and hard to seeContinue reading “Beagle Channel at Dawn”

We never know what to do when we hit a port; take a ship excursion or just wing it. For the most part, I’ve been very disappointed with ship excursions. From the onset, you wait in large groups with your little sticker and in precision exit the ship. It’s not that I’m morally or emotionallyContinue reading “A Day in Punta Arenas Chile”

Today we visited the Falkland Islands landing in Stanley. There were 2 cruise ships in port. Ours, the Holland America Oosterdam, and the Sapphire Princess. With two ships converging on this southern city, and I mean Antarctica southern, our numbers were higher than the Falklands population. We slept in a little later hoping to avoidContinue reading “A Walk Among The Penguins”

For two days we wandered around the ship, caught a tango show onboard, won $50 on slots and ate a lot of food. Unfortunately, Bruce is feeling a bit under the weather; so we are not in full swing. Today, we landed in Uruguay, a little late due to other vessel issues and a medicalContinue reading “First stop Uruguay”

We had a slow start to the day. Enjoyed the luxury of sleeping late and wandered over to a cafe for coffee. I had croissants and coffee and Bruce had hot chocolate and a pastry with jam filling. We decided to visit El Ateneo, a bookstore located in a former theatre. It was built inContinue reading “Winding Down In Buenos Aires”

What I’ve found traveling to many countries is that in many places late night dining is a way of life. And slow to wake mornings are part of the norm! Last night we ate at 7:30 and went to a 10 pm show. Normally I’m in my Jammie’s ready for bed at that time. SoContinue reading “Living Like A Local”

Well I thought we’d wake early but not so much. The weather was a little iffy with a prediction of one inch of rain. So sleeping in seemed the better idea. Not as late as yesterday; we were out of the room before 10! I must say maid service is very good. I left ourContinue reading “Day Two of HoHo and Tango”