Our ship tendered just off the coast of Chile at Puerto Montt. We arranged to join a local guide for a tour of the city and surrounding area. If we had not arranged this local tour in advance, there were locals selling tours in town. This is one of the advertisements we saw.
Punta Arenas, Chile
Our tender boats left the ship and arrived at the terminal. There, all items were screened carefully (similar to airport security) before entrance was allowed to Chile. Even though the cruise line warns passengers not to take food off the ship, people still try to get away with it. There was a posted fine for bringing prohibited items into the country. I saw a pile of confiscated fruit on top of the scanners. I never saw the offense, so I don’t know if they enforced the fine or not. Continue reading “Punta Arenas, Chile”
Rounding Cape Horn
O.K. This is not really a “port,” but rounding Cape Horn was on our South American cruise itinerary. I’ve heard that this can be some of the roughest waters in the world, so I actually wore an anti-nausea patch just in case. Continue reading “Rounding Cape Horn”