Day 30 Punta Arenas, our first stop in Chile, is at the extreme southern portion of the country and is located on the mainland (northwest) side of the Strait of Magellan. Using the same map I showed yesterday, you can see its position relative to the rest of this most unusual part of the world. Even though […]
Read moreDay 29 This map is interesting from a couple of aspects. First, it proves that the iPhone GPS works no matter where you are, and that by emailing it myself I can move something from the iPhone to the PC without the cable. Tip of South America Secondly, and perhaps most importantly it helped to […]
Read moreDay 28 The captains warning was somewhat well advised. While the ship moved around considerably, the batten down the hatches warning was not necessary. It never got rough enough to have things sliding off tables or anything like that, but since it was a “roll” (side to side) as opposed to a “pitch” (front to […]
Read moreDay 25,26,27 I wasn’t exactly sure what these three days involved when I examined the itinerary. I have always heard that rounding Cape Horn is a significant event, but should it take three days? Actually, after leaving the Falkland Islands, we went due south, passing between Elephant Island and Purcell Island, considered the unofficial “entry” […]
Read moreDay 24 Sailing from the Falklands we headed south toward Antarctica. Time for more Life at Sea – The Minister’s daily lectures. The Windows on the Biblical World lecture series contrasting the culture, habits, and traditions during the time of Christ, with those of today. Jack Giguere and his wife Joyce are from Michigan; a […]
Read moreDay 23 All I knew about the Falklands was that there was some sort of dispute between Argentina and Great Britain over possession of the territory, which the Argentines call Isla Malvinas. The Falkland Islands lie a few hundred miles east of Argentina and have been a possession claimed by the British since 1833. Apparently the islands […]
Read moreDay 21-22 As we head further south, the temperatures are moving lower and the days are getting longer. At the northern portion of Brazil, near the equator, we had 12 hour days and 12 hour nights and high temperatures in the mid 90s. Now we have 14 hour days and 10 hour nights and high […]
Read moreDay 20 Uruguay is the smallest country in South America. It is south of Brazil and east of Argentina, and Montevideo is its capitol. The country has about 3 million citizens about half of whom live in the capitol. Uruguayan demographics are unique in South America – the population is almost 100% Spanish and Italian, […]
Read moreDay 18-19 Buenos Aires was as different from Rio as it possibly could be. First, the geography is very different. Rio is on the sea, with mountain tops mixing among beaches, and it definitely wins the natural beauty contest, since Buenos Aires is a flat river delta, 100 miles up the Rio de la […]
Read moreDay 16-17 Days at sea are a mixed blessing – great for me, because I really enjoy them. Not so great for those of you following our journey, since it becomes boring to hear about us laying about reading, sunning, attending our dance lessons, etc., but that is what we have been doing on our […]
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