by Safarigal | Dec 9, 2022 | De la Tierra del Fuego a la Tierra del Hielo
It was a very cold morning when we disembarked from the Silver Cloud and took the bus to Port Williams airport. We were scheduled to leave the ship at 7:00, and ended up doing so at 7:15. The bus was small, no room to store luggage, so we all squeezed into our seats...
by Safarigal | Dec 8, 2022 | De la Tierra del Fuego a la Tierra del Hielo
Well as it turned out, although not quite a millpond, there was really not much motion at all overnight. A huge disappointment. We were due to arrive at Puerto Williams at 1:00 PM so there wasn’t much more time to savor the waves. It was our last day on board. I...
by Safarigal | Dec 8, 2022 | De la Tierra del Fuego a la Tierra del Hielo
No icebergs. No announcement from Billy calling us down to the zodiacs. Not a whale in sight. All I could see out of the window was the endless grey sea, dappled with white caps. Alas, we are not in Antarctica anymore, but are speeding across the Drake Passage on our...
by Safarigal | Dec 7, 2022 | De la Tierra del Fuego a la Tierra del Hielo
No icebergs outside my window today, but the cliffs on either side of the ship as we glided into Whaler’s Bay were quite impressive. The entrance to Whaler’s Bay is a narrow passage named Neptune’s Bellows, and there is a large rock in the middle of the channel, which...
by Safarigal | Dec 5, 2022 | De la Tierra del Fuego a la Tierra del Hielo
We were with the first group who were scheduled to disembark at 7:00 AM for the wet landing on Danco Island. The plan for this excursion was a long hike through the snow and ice to a viewpoint at the top of the hill, involving switchbacks and the danger of falling...
