FUN:travel – At Sea – Seabourn Cruise – Day 15
February 21, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN:travel – At Sea – Seabourn Cruise – Day 15
Bread & Appetizer Table
The ABC’s of Chile
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Day 19 – Sunday, February 17 – At Sea – Cruise Day 15 – wake up to sunshine! Chilly breeze
- 8:00 – begin typical sea day
- 11:00 – School – lecture on ghost ships & rogue waves the devour ships – glad this is the day before we get off!
- A – 12:00 – Galley Market lunch in main dining room – beautiful spread of salads & appetizers – 2 huge dessert tables
- A – main courses served in the galley – never done this before!
- A – kitchen is spotless
- 4:45 – phone rings for another invite @ hosted table – don’t accept – too risky to be stuck w/people you may not have a connection with
- 6:45 – happy hour w/Susan & John – Observation bar deck 10
- A – lots of little white caps fill the sea as far as the eye can see
- 7:45 – dinner in Colonnade – Italian theme – carpaccio & Osso Buco VG!
Dessert Table
- B – minestrone w/o beans or pasta isn’t minestrone
- C – 9:45 – rock the boat party @ the Club – have a drink w/ Don & Steve
FF – (FUN-fact) – Two cooks do nothing but make bread and 5000 bread sticks every day.
Staff Captain Emil & Captain Hamish @ Brunch
FUN:travel – Puerto Montt, Chile – Seabourn Cruise – Day 14
February 19, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN:travel – Puerto Montt, Chile – Seabourn Cruise – Day 14
The ABC’s of Chile
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Day 18 – Saturday, February 16 – Puerto Montt, Chile – Cruise Day 14 – Scenic Cruising Reloncavi Sound – much cooler, massive white clouds mixed w/grey & some blue skies
- B – wake up 0’dark:30 for 8 hr excursion
- 7:10 – go to grand salon to hurry up & wait
- 7:30 – tender to town
- 7:45 – board bus to Petrohue rapids, Emerald lake & Puerto Varas tour
- B – takes 2 hours to reach Vicente Perez Rosales National Park
Petrohue Rapids
- B – can’t see the snow capped Osorno volcano
- B – mountains are shrouded in fog & clouds
- B – road washed out in parts from torrential rains
- 9:45 – 1st stop – catamaran ride on Emerald Lake
- B – raining, poor visibility – sun allows full color
- 10:45 – bus to Petrohue rapids
- 11:15 – 2nd stop – walk along trail & bridges to see rapids – Chile’s mini version of Iguassu
- B – pouring rain & wind
- A – back to bus to stay dry
- 11: 30 – go figure, sun comes out
- 12:15 – lunch break – town of Ensanada for Salmon, pisco sours, wine
- 1:15 – drive to Puerto Varas for shopping
- B – overpriced for the most part
- 2: 15 – drive back to tender
- 3:30 – back on ship
- 4:30 – set sail
- 6:45 – happy hour @ the club w/our favorite bartender Andre & guitarist Daniel
- 7:30 – 2nd formal night – 2nd invite for hosted dinner – this time @ Hubert the Hotel Directors table
- B – no shows tonight, too tired
FF – (FUN-fact) – Puerto Montt is often referred to as the Salmon Capital of Chile.
FUN:travel – Castro, Isla de Chiloé, Chile – Seabourn Cruise – Day 13
February 19, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN:travel – Castro, Isla de Chiloé, Chile – Seabourn Cruise – Day 13
The ABC’s of Chile
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Day 17 – Friday, February 15 – Castro, Isla de Chiloé, Chile – Cruise Day 13 – Scenic Cruising Gulf of Corcovado – warmer w/sun & clouds mixed – 60’s
- standard morning routine
- B– still not sleeping well
- 10:15 – manicure
- B – takes her an hour to get off my OPI no chip polish – extra charge of $23 for that
- 12:00 – lunch w/John & Susan before sightseeing
- 1:00 – we take tender to town
- A – main attraction is brightly painted church – inside completely made of wood including the pegs that hold it together
- A – declared UNESCO world heritage site in 2000
- wooden houses are perched on stilts along the waternice walk around town ending @ local market w/stalls – lots of yarn & knitted items along w/the usual stuff
- 2:30 – tender to ship
- C – Bloody Mary break outside – much warmer day
- 3:15 – room R & R
- 8:15 – dinner theme is South America in Colonnade
FF – (FUN-fact) – Castro is the third oldest city in Chile.
More FF – Patagonia boasts the largest expanses of inland ice outside the polar regions. And there are more sheep than people.
FUN:travel – Puerto Chacabuco, Chile – Seabourn Cruise – Day 12
February 18, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN:travel – Puerto Chacabuco, Chile – Seabourn Cruise – Day 12
The ABC’s of Chile
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Day 16 – Thursday, February 14 – Puerto Chacabuco, Chile – Cruise Day 12 & Valentine’s Day – rainy, cold, foggy
- B – 7:00 – wake up early for tour Natural Beauty of Patagonia
- B – Claudia is really sick – have to retrain new barista
- B – 8:10 in grand salon to hurry up & wait
- 8:30 – tender to bus
- 8:45 – arrive Aiken del Sur private park
- A – rain stops for walk through forest
- A – Barba del Viejo falls
- 11:00 – arrive lodge for Pisco sour, snacks & local dancers
- B – over priced @ $119 pp for what you get
- 12:00 – back to ship for lunch
- A – quesadillas, salsa, guacamole & jalapenos YUMMY!
Chilean BBQ
- 5:00 – set sail
- 7:30 – invited for dinner @ Alistair the Guest Service Managers table
- 10:00 – The Club for singing & dancing
FF – (FUN-fact) – Cape Horn is the southeastern tip of a small island where the Pacific & Atlantic Oceans meet. Steep black cliffs drop to the sea. The only buildings are a lighthouse, a chapel & a weather station.
FUN:travel – Punta Arenas, Chile – Seabourn Cruise – Day 9
February 14, 2013 by Susan Clarke · Comments Off on FUN:travel – Punta Arenas, Chile – Seabourn Cruise – Day 9
The ABC’s of Chile
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Day 13 – Monday, February 11 – Punta Arenas, Chile – Cruise Day 9 – Cockburn Channel & Strait of Magellan – cool 50’s
- A – 8:30 wake up to hot cappuccino courtesy of my love once again
- B – pouring rain outside
- B – mountains are shrouded in fog & clouds
- 10:00 – fruit & granola w/yogurt
- A – lunch – wahoo w/risotto & spinach
- A – 12:30 – rain stops
- 2:15 – shuttle to town drops us @ main square
- 2:30 to 3:30 – nice walk down to cemetery & back
- B – not really much to see
- 4:00 – room R & R
- A – 5:00 – phone call from guest services asking if we’ll be joining the dancers table for dinner (never saw the invitation)
- A – 7:00 – Randy & Rita invited us up to their suite for wine & appetizers
- (we loaned them our rubber boots in the Falklands for their excursion & they bought us a lovely box of chocolates as a thank you)
- A – their suite is very big & nice – it’s so big they even have lounge chairs on their balcony!
- C – 7:30 – join 7 other guests @ table w/Anastasia & Sergii from the Ukraine
FF – (FUN-fact) – Punta Arenas Spanish name literally translates to Sandy Point. It has also been known as “the city of red roofs” for the red painted metal roofs that characterized the city for many years.
