Lots of glaciers! The area around Calafate was very stark and rugged.

A few photos of Buenos Aires. We were told that Buenos Aires meant ‘clean air’ which is hardly an apt description especially for the pedestrians.

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Far bigger than Niagara in area bit less in volume. Iguassu Falls is on the border between Brazil and Argentina.

We left Punta Arenas, Chile on Saturday 19th March finishing in Ushuaia, Argentina on 23rd March. 190 people on board including  8 aussies.

 

Stella Australis

 

Rubber zodiac did the ship to shore deliveries

 

Tucker Islet – Magellan penguins moulting before heading to warmer climes for winter

 

Pia Glacier

Cape Horn lighthouse is manned by a Chilean naval officer with his wife and child on a 12 month posting. When the weather is good, visitors like us provide a bit of extra income through the sale of postcards and odds and ends.

The landing point at Cape Horn National Park

Now into the second half of our travels and we’ve arrived in Patagonia via Whistler (Canada), Peru, Bolivia and Sandiago (Chile). Next we jump on board the Stella Australis for a 5 day cruise at the “bottom end” of South America.

The photo’s tell many stories for us, but will at least give you an impression of some of the highlights so far. Whistler still lives in the glory of hosting the winter Olympics one year agoHigh up on the “Peak-to-Peak” gondola

These ‘photo’s don’t have text (it appears we should have added this before exporting them). Anyway, they are mostly self-explanatory.

Places visiting: Vancouver, Whistler, Lima, Cuzco, Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, Puno, La Paz, Santiago, Punta Arenas, Ushiaia, El Calafate, Buenos Aires, Igassu, Rio de Janeiro.

Modes of travel: Plane, cruise, ferry, coach, skis, walking.