by The Inside Cabin | Feb 16, 2020 | Chile, Easter Island, 2020 Grand World Voyage, South America
Day 44 – Easter Island Sunrise wasn’t until 8 AM. When we reached our final position off the west coast of Easter Island around 6 AM, all that could be seen was the city lights. The sky gradually grew lighter as the sun crept closer to the horizon. With an...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 11, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, South America, Chile, San Antonio (Santiago)
DAY 39 – Valparaiso Artist Studios Today we ventured to Valparaiso on a HAL tour to visit several Artist Studios. Later, Jesse Kazemek and his wife Colleen, were on the Mainstage with “A Tribute to the Beatles”. SAN ANTONIO We arrived in San Antonio around 7...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 9, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, South America, Chile, Puerto Montt, Knitting
Day 37 – Puerto Montt, Chile Our anchor hit the harbor bottom around 7 AM as we prepared for our day ashore in Puerto Montt. Today would be a tender port and we will be taking a HAL tour to avoid having to deal with the tender ticket lines. The Granddaddy of...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 6, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, South America, Chile, Punta Arenas, Knitting
Day 34, Punta Arenas After a smooth night at sea, we arrived in Punta Arenas early this morning. There are two places that cruise ships moor here, either downtown, which is preferable, or about 5 miles out of town in the commercial port. Today we will be moored in...
by The Inside Cabin | Nov 25, 2018 | South America, Chile, Iquique
Day 7, Iquique, Chile – Nov 25 Another beautiful day. Our weather on this cruise has been wonderful with every port being blessed with blue skies and mild temperatures. Seabourn Quest provides umbrellas in our suite as well as by the gangway, but we haven’t had...
by The Inside Cabin | Nov 24, 2018 | South America, Chile, Arica
Nov 24 – Arica, Chile Our first port in Chile is Arica, which is one of the northern most cities in Chile, located only 11 miles south of Peru. Arica is the capital of the Arica Province and the Parinacota region. We moored at 9AM in a container port, which prohibits...