Last night we went in and out of the fjords and the weather changed almost by the hour. We had some quite violent squalls but now we are back inside the lee of the land and will remain there until we leave the Straits of Magellan and head out for the Falklands which is not for a few days yet. This morning the ship stopped for about an hour at the end of one fjord for us to view the Amalia Glacier which is very impressive but the weather was rather rainy and misty so, unfortunately it was not as beautiful as it might have been on a good day. Sitting on one of the upper decks is a small bird which must have got blown on board and is now wet and bedraggled. I hope that it will recover and fly away.
Today is a day steaming through the fjords but with no port calls. Tomorrow we arrive at Punta Arenas. I have no organized excursion there but perhaps a group of us will take an independent tour with a guide in a van. I guess we will then be back, temporarily in civilization and I can get my Blackberry to work again although I am not sure that this is such a boon!! I refuse to have it on aboard the ship as the charges are rather high and the service is very slow.
Every day there is a quiz and Michele is so competitive, she and Bernie have won several days running but I have to admit that I have connived by using my internet connection and Wikipedia to find out some of the answers. As the questions are all about Mediterranean countries and especially about Picasso and other artists, they are often not so easy to know as a matter of general knowledge.
Hi there,
ReplyDeleteNice to follow your progress - still making me queasy just to read it. Do you get to read these comments when you post your item? Next few days should be pretty exciting. Positively freezing here - same as you??