March 7, 2025 Before I leave the blog on the Antarctic I want to share one story with you. Throughout all the beautiful scenery that we saw sailing through the Antarctic there was one strange sighting. On the tip of one of the coves we sailed by was what looked like a bust of a… Read more

March 6, 2025 Day two in Antarctica is the type of day you cruise for, live for. The amazing part of it was the clouds that lifted showing the mountain peaks and providing a textured sky for a beautiful cruise day. There was no wind, so the mountains and clouds reflected in the sea. The… Read more

March 6, 2025 What can I say? This was the one continent that Chongae and I had not visited and now we are asking ourselves why we waited so long. The Antarctic is stunning and there is a reason for that. Part of the beauty of Antarctica lies in its untouched pristineness. I’m well aware… Read more

On the way to the Antarctic. March 4, 2025 On my way to Trinidad in January 2024, I realized how much I like sea days. Sea days are exactly that. The days that the ship is at sea between destinations. Many passengers can’t wait for the arrival at the next port. Not me. It is… Read more

February 27, 2025 Ushuaia, Argentina is known as Fin Del Mundo (The End of the World) because of its southern most position in Argentina the last stop before reaching the Antarctic. I enjoyed seeing the monuments along the waterfront to Magellan and other polar explorers who went beyond the “end of the world”. This continent… Read more

February 26, 2025 When I visit a new port there are a few things that I try to do if time allows. I like to visit the local church, browse through the neighborhood supermarket and if close by walk through the town’s cemetery. Cemetaries are also free until you die and then they can get… Read more

February 23, 2025 Puerto Chacabuco, Chile is the gateway to Patagonia. There are three Patagonia. You may be more familiar with one than the other two. If you are more familiar with the Patagonia store or Patagonia beer, I understand. The real Patagonia is hard to get to. The Carretera Austral (Southern Way in English) is… Read more

February 22, 2025 If Puerte Montt was a place for people passing through, Castro Isla Chiloe is the place for families to gather. It being Saturday, many families were out and about. We are in the Southern Hemisphere, and unlike many of you who are battling cold winters it is summer where we are. Chile… Read more

February 21, 2025 When you travel around the world not all ports are going to be busy. Some are going to be more laid-back places to hang out before you head toward somewhere else. So it is with Puerto Montt, Chile. Puerto Montt, Chile reminded me very much of Airlie Beach, Queensland. Nobody really stays… Read more

February 19, 2025 When we sailed away from Isla Robinson Crusoe it was pitch black. The lights from the homes of the 800 residents who lived there appeared like the flickering of the light from one single candle. What was it like for Alexander Selkirk to live on that deserted island for 44 months in… Read more