January 23, 2015
Today we spent our last day in Chile in Punta Arenas after two days at sea cruising through the Chilean Fjords and Straits of Magellan.
Breathtaking sunrises and miles of Andes mountain range. Weather is still pretty warm, considering the further south we go, the colder the temps will get, until we cruise around Cape Horn and we head up toward Buenos Aires. Sunset is 10:25 pm! South cold, north warm. Go figure!
The pictures really don't capture the magnificence of snow-capped mountains and icefields.
We caught a local bus across town which weaved through various neighbourhoods. Influences here include Swiss and Germanic - a different feel from other cities here.
Note turnstile in bus, an arena which has to be a money drain, penguin hats at the Sanchez y Sanchez store as we forgot ours at home! Local dancers performing in the Plaza de Armas and the lucky statue (if you kiss his foot it guarantees safe passage around the Cape and also a return trip to Chile). Couldn't risk it.... the second worst thing I've ever kissed. 😂
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