Tuesday, February 10, 2009

Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt (on the Navimag Ferry)


February 6th (first morning on the ferry)
We boarded the Navimag ferry Thursday evening for our first night on the boat because they depart Puerto Natales super early in the morning. We awoke to this amazing sunrise as we were passing through one of the narrowist channels on the route (we had just 4 meters on either side of the boat).


February 6th (the bridge)
Jon at the bridge of the ferry where they allowed us to visit throughout the day!


February 6th (glacier)
We got to approach a glacier for great views. It was super cold and windy at the bow of the boat.


The bunks were quite cozy. We lucked out and only had to share this space with one other person. The lockers and curtains on the beds were quite a luxury!


February 7th (Puerto Eden)
We stopped at this village of 130 people. It's the only village we passed during our 3 day journey through the fjords.

February 8th (whale watching with vino)
We spent our last afternoon on the boat with some new friends drinking vino and watching for whales. We spotted a few!! and saw some dolphins too! The vino continued to pour during the bingo & fiesta the crew puts on for the last evening.

February 9th (Puerto Montt)
We stopped for lunch to nurse our hangovers from bingo the night before and found the biggest burgers in all of Chile. It seems the Chileans know how to cook a burger....
February 10th (Puerto Montt, Chile to Bariloche, Argentina)
We catch the bus this afternoon for a 7 hour bus ride into Argentina to hit The Lakes District.

3 comments:

Tam Tam said...

Jon, the size of that burger is rivaled only by the size of your hair! Looks awesome, we're so glad you survived the ferry!!! Excellent photos!
p.s. the kids have been checking out your photos and especially loved the penguin poo!

Skip said...

Hi Jon: Looks like a good time and the photos are fun to follow. Can wait until you return to hear all about the trip. I am back from Australia so call if you have time.

jess said...

That photo of you with the burger, Foil, priceless!! You need to upload that as your Facebook photo. Looks like you are having a blast! Fun to meet new folks from around the world. Can't wait for you guys to be back in Seattle! I just received the returned Christmas card I mailed you back in early December. I'll save it for ya! Or just give it to you this year:)