Cruising the Glaciers and Fjords The length of Chile becomes real when you know that it takes two days, averaging 15.5knots to get from Punta Arenas to Puerto Chacabuco and you still have three days before journey’s end in Valparaiso. As we approached Glacier Alley, the clouds came down and visibility was limited. The onlyContinue reading “Fjords, Glaciers, Islands and Ports along the Chilean coast”
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Cruising Antarctica
No sooner had we arrived in the waters of Antarctica than things seemed to have improved and the sun shone on us. The three days ahead of us more than fulfilled my expectations in many ways. There were sights to be stored in the memory for life, for sure this is not a place toContinue reading “Cruising Antarctica”
On a ship again
I was just checking out from the hotel as someone asked the receptionist to call me: my transport to the ship had arrived early! That was good as I hate sitting around waiting when I’m ready to move. It was barely fifteen minutes to the port area and very soon I began to see signsContinue reading “On a ship again”
To BA on BA
Sunday, January 8th 2017 – almost two and a half years since last anything was posted here. There have been a few attempts, but nothing got as far as being published. Here are a couple of samples: ‘But I have travelled. Immediately after America there were short visits to Paris and Florence. Then there wasContinue reading “To BA on BA”