by The Inside Cabin | Feb 11, 2020 | Chile, San Antonio (Santiago), 2020 Grand World Voyage, South America
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 | South America, Chile, Puerto Montt, Knitting, 2020 Grand World Voyage
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 | South America, Chile, Punta Arenas, Knitting, 2020 Grand World Voyage
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 | Feb 5, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, South America, Argentina, Ushuaia
Day 33 Ushuaia This is the third time we have been to Ushuaia. The previous two times we did not take a tour, but simply walked around this small, touristy town. This time we decided to visit the main attraction here – Tierra del Fuego National Park. Tours by...
by The Inside Cabin | Feb 4, 2020 | Ushuaia, 2020 Grand World Voyage, South America, Argentina
Day 32 Ushuaia, Argentina The fog that slowed our transit yesterday, had cleared by this morning as we approached the southern tip of South America. Around 7 AM we started to circle Hornos Island, transiting into the Pacific Ocean, moving south past Cape Horn, and...
by The Inside Cabin | Jan 28, 2020 | 2020 Grand World Voyage, South America, Falkland Islands, Port Stanley
Day 25, Falkland Islands – almost Stanley Harbor I went down to the Ocean Bar at 6 AM to check out the tender line for our upcoming visit to the Falklands. This is a popular port that offers an opportunity to see hundreds, if not thousands, of penguins on...
