Peter's Travel Blog

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...

Today, we dropped anchor just off Carcass Island, another of the Falkland Islands, near the North-Western corner of the Main West Island group. Once again, the weather seemed favourable, and hopes were high for a repeat of the successful tender operation we all enjoyed yesterday. As before, tender tickets were issued from the Future Sales desk, this time working from...

Today, we dropped anchor in Blanco Bay, a short tender boats ride from Stanley, in the Falkland Islands. After all the anxiety about whether or not we would actually be able to get ashore, what with the location’s reputation for adverse weather conditions, it was a great relief to find ourselves surrounded by calm water, bright sunshine and clear blue...