Antarctica and South America on the Zaandam

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Another ship joined us at this time

 

 

Compare it to the size of the glacier

 

 

At the water line , lower left corner

 

 

 

 

 

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When we entered Puerto Las Vacas  we were told to take a hike . We didn't see any cows but this greeted us instead 

 

 

and this small bird singing at the top of his lungs 

 

 

Both of us were having some knee issues so we walked around the boat a little

 

 

 

Entrance to the private area 

 

 

We did wander down to the beach for a little bit .

 

 

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A calving sequence of the block in the center

 

 

 

 

 

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While everyone was at the beach the table was set for lunch

 

 

 

 

Glacial ice for the water

 

 

Lamb for lunch

 

 

 

The bubbles in the water glass came from the glacial ice cubes .

 

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We were now headed back to a side of the Perito Moreno glacier that we had not seen before - the lake side 

 

 

 

 

We saw a new part of the glacier and stopped to drop a number of people off there

 

 

 

 

 

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Up on the top for a different view

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Dots on the glacier

 

 

turned out to be people

 

 

After disembarking we saw these beautiful Lupine

 

 

 

 

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We circled this large green hill going back to El Calafate

 

 

Another CaraCara

 

 

 

 

 

Entering El Calafate from the West

 

 

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We had previously ordered dinner at the hotel which gives them time to prepare the food . When you show up at the appointed time - it's ready . Fast food done right . We saw Pisco Sours on the menu so that was our starter .

 

 

 

After a Salud ! we were ready to eat .

 

 

Osso Buco for her

 

 

and trout for me .

 

 

And a Apple Tart for 2

 

 

 We had a long day the next morning with a trip to Torres del Paine ,  Chile and so we had an early lights out and sleeping masks on .

 

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It's about a 3 hour ride to Torres del Paine and it involves crossing into Chile so we left at 08:00 . We did stop for a couple photos like these Rhea .

 

 

The boarder crossing meant paperwork for both countries and being stamped in and out twice .  

 

 

We stopped near here for lunch 

 

 

 

They had our favorite Irish Butter here provided a familiar taste in a far away place .

 

 

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Glacial lake

 

 

 

 

There were flamingos on the other side

 

 

 

The Torres were hidden by clouds at this point

 

 

 

 

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Fauna found in the park . Life's a beach .

 

 

 

Nap time

 

 

Too cute 

 

 

 

High jumper

 

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The towers

 

 

The horns and the towers

 

 

The horns , the towers and the lake .

 

 

The horns , the towers , the lake and us 

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Lake Nordenskjold

 

 

Salto Grande Waterfall connects Lake Nordenskjold and Lake Pehoe

 

 

Lake Pehoe

 

 

 

 

 

 

It had been a long day . We left at 8 AM and returned at about midnight .

 

 

We love these clouds 

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Our last day in El Calafate was laid back with a delivery pizza for lunch

 

 

On the following day  we stopped at these flowers as we were leaving

 

 

And we wanted some cool cash from the iceberg machine before leaving

 

 

The first class flusher on the plane to BA .

 

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1 hour ago, scubacruiserx2 said:

The first class flusher on the plane to BA .

 

 

Could you please advise me what airline and aircraft model this was on? I would very much like to include this toilet on a future trip.

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1 hour ago, kaisatsu said:

 

Could you please advise me what airline and aircraft model this was on? I would very much like to include this toilet on a future trip.

 

It sort of reminded of the Queen's chair in Geiranger

 

 

Except without the view and the fresh air .

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After spending the night in BA we had and early morning flight to Santiago .

 

 

It's a couple hour ride to the cruise ship Zaandam and after surrendering our passport we were put on a bus that took us to the ship .

 

 

Cabin 7030

 

 

 

We had a long trip planned so we wanted more room and a balcony to take lots of photos . 

 

 

 

 

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Our first night at sea was a bumpy night , as the morning weather report showed 65 MPH apparent winds across the bow .

 

 

The view from the balcony

 

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First stop Puerto Montt to see Osorno Volcano

 

 

 

 

On top of the Volcano it was cold , windy , and damp and the ski lift wasn't operating because the summit was covered by fog .

 

 

At a lookout spot we could see the fog starting to roll in 

 

 

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Petrohue  Waterfalls

 

 

 

And up ahead was a shopping opportunity

 

 

A bridge over busy waters

 

 

At this point the river divides

 

 

And it can get busy here when a bus shows up and everybody wants to get the photo

 

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One way cuts through a narrow gorge

 

 

 

And the other spills into a boiling , bubbling pool

 

 

 

 

A video clip :

 

 

 

 

 

 

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The Brujo Glacier for breakfast

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Videos :

 

Entering the glacier

 

 

 

 

The Brujo Glacier

 

 

 

 

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We will be cruising along the Beagle Canal past 5 glaciers in Glacier Alley . They are annotated in red .

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The first glacier seen was the Romanche Glacier with it's spectacular waterfall .

 

 

 

 

 

It was estimated that from the top of the glacier to the water was 2000'. Thus the cascade is in excess of 1000' !

 

 

 

 

A video clip of the glacier

 

 

 

 

 

The tiny green " dots" on the left side of the picture are 50' tall trees.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Enlarged photo of where the waterfall emanates from the glacier

 

 

 

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Looking forward to our next glacier in the brilliant sunshine !

 

 

 

 

 

Alemania (Germany) Glacier . Seeing the glare and sunshine reminded me that I had forgotten and left my polarizing filter at home . Oops , too late now.

 

 

 

There is an island covered with trees in front of this glacier

 

 

 

 

 

 

As we passed this glacier we noticed a large cloud of silt called Till in the water created by the glacier .

 

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Till

 

 

When we were looking forward toward the sun the glare on the water had made it hard to spot. But after passing it and with the sun now at our backs , it became obvious .