Category: South America

This morning we were up early, as was most of the rest of the ship. From Ushuaia, we’d sailed overnight, in a relatively short, there-and-back-again arc, to arrive at the real ‘End of the World’… Cape Horn. Once again, we’ve been super-lucky with the weather. There was always a bit of a question-mark over whether or not the seas would...

This afternoon, we arrived in Ushuaia, Argentina; aka ‘The End of The World’. It’s even possible to have your passport stamped as such in the post office on the pier (we forgot to take our passports ashore with us, so Tracey bought a postcard and had it stamped instead). On our way in to Ushuaia, throughout the morning, we were...

Today, we arrived in Punta Arenas, described by the Chileans as the most Southerly city in the world. It is certainly the most southerly city in Chile (Argentina claims the bit below it… it’s complicated…), in a large area of narrow waterways and islands that stretch right down to the very tip of the continent, collectively known as Patagonia. Tracey...