Finally some pictures!

Thank you so much for your patience! We are in Puenta Areñas and have found an internet place that is much faster than the connection on the ship. (It's only $1US per half hour, but it's using a Spanish keyboard.)

Anyway, here are some pictures, with brief descriptions since we left Santiago.

We are having a wonderful time, meeting many new people (at eating occasions, on tours, onboard seminars and the laundry room!)

Self-portrait with the city and port of Punta Areñas behind us.

Onboard cooking demonstration with Exec. Chef Alexis (French) and Chef Roberto (Italian). Not quite the action of 'Iron Chef', but a lot of fun and jovial banter between the two. Plus the samples were great!



Sunrise over the harbor at Punta Areñas, early Sunday morning. The second picture is of the local cemetary. The cypress trees are meticulously manicured! The Chilean people are very proud of their heritage and ancestors.

Oh my! This yacht was anchored near our ship. No helicopter pad, but it did have a large motorboat, sail boat, lifeboat, smaller motorboat, and a Zodiac! Now that's traveling in style!



Saturday morning: Crusing the Chilean fjords toward Amalia Glacier. Unfortunately, the skies were overcast and it was very foggy, but the glacier was spectacular!
Pictures from left to right: (1) approaching the iceflow. (2)In the middle of the iceflow. (3)Approaching Amalia Glacier with mini-icebergs. (4)The blue is the virgin ice.

(This is what happens when you don't follow the channel markers in the fjords.)

The pool/hottubs on the ship.

Various views of the fjords along the Chilean coast and the countryside in Puerto Chacabuco.




Castle on the coast of Vina del Mar, near Santiago. Sea lions hanging out on the rocks in Vina del Mar.

A view of the ship from the land and a picture of a small portion of the Chilean Armada. (This coast is well-protected!)

Having fun and learning so much about South America! Hasta Luego!