Amalia Glacier to the Falklands–Part 1

High lights of Week 4
The cruise has kicked into high gear now.  We are seeing wonderful vistas daily.  Probably the most amazing thing for me was cruising through the fiords of Chile. Up first was the Amalia Glacier.  I was up with the sun because I was too excited to sleep and I was not disappointed.  The countryside surrounding this area is amazing. “..the Andes curve gently eastward and slowly sink beneath the sea. This geographical fact lends the region its wild and untrammeled character: scattered islands of exceptional beauty, deep fiords, snow and glacier-capped mountains, continental ice caps, beech forests, and the grassy lowlands so attractive to sheep farmers.” according to Princess info.


One of the best parts of the cruise was the wonderful people that we met.  This is Stu and Susan, retired from Charleston, West Virginia.  And it was really that cold!

It was unbelievably blue!



The Amalia Glacier was an unreal experience even if was was a tad chilly. 
Next stop……

Punta Arenas sprawls up the slope of the straits of Magellan and is the largest southernmost city in South America.  Most of the important buildings and commerce are located on the central plaza which is dominated by a huge statue of Magellan.  It was market day and I actually bought some great mittens.  So much for missing winter this year.  LOL!

Local lore is that if you kiss the Indian’s toe you will return to Puerto Arenas.  I settled for just a little rub! After wandering around all the neighboring streets we found a wonderful place for lunch called  La Luna.  Good food and fun place.

Because of tide conditions at our next port of Ushuaia we had the pleasure to experience Glacier Alley, a few hours of magnificent scenery and 5 different glaciers.  It was cold but we wrapped up and sat on our balcony and didn’t miss a minute of it.  Probably THE HIGH LIGHT of the whole cruise!  Definitely worth losing a few hours sleep. 




This glacier was calving. Checkout the lower left corner.  You can see a series of these at Glacier Alley on Shutterfly



Caught this one calving.  My second one for the day!  Wahoo!

What a week!  And this is only part one!

Puerto Montt to the Falklands – 1,903 Nautical Miles
To see more photos of our ports of call just click on the red port to visit “Dreamchaser Travels” at Shutterfly!
Till next time,

Don’t forget to relax and get some sand between your toes!!

Santé,