catch up time

Our blog sort of got "blogged down" after we left Ushuaia, the most southern town in South America because it was sometime hard to find an internet cafe, and, several days were simply sailing days without putting in to a port.
Our next port of call was Punta Arenas, Chile. A beautiful little port city with mountains in the background. This was a city we explored on foot and with our friends Donald and Carol we stopped by a small, non descript restaurant (recommended by a local) and dined on excellent seafood. Fried salmon, seafood stew, king crab over a bed of lettuce, and plates of calamari---all excellent. If this sounds like a lot of food, you are right. Donald, who was better at Spanish than the rest of us, also had his problems, as it seems in ordering, he mentioned a few too many items, and the mere mention of an item was interpreted as an order by the waiter.

Sailing the next two daysalong the western edge of Chile, on inland waterways that passed several very large glaciers coming right down to the water. The scenery at times is spectacular and the weather could not have been better. Even the coldest and most windy days were moderate, 48 to 50 degrees----the wind made it feel a little colder--and there were only 3 days that cool.