Chilean Fjords
Winding through the vast expanses of the Chilean Fjords will reveal mountains looming on both sides, waterfalls, and the marvel of hardy flora clinging to barren rocks. Seals and dolphins patrol the length of these uninhabited fjords as they have done for millennia. Small fishing-boats come out of Punta Arenas luring fish and trapping for king crab, while terns dip and glide coaxing their own small fish out of the deep, dark fjord waters amongst tiny islands thick with vegetation.
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March 8th. At sea
A day in the fjords. Lectures by Damon on Why is it so windy; by Chris on the Ecology of Tierra del Fuego; and by Mila on Charles Darwin in Chile . Sailed through the Straits of Magellan, good scenery but not outstanding in our minds - David´s Pooh sweater was greatly admired
A pleasant cocktail, canapes and dinner ,followed by coffee in the Panorama lounge.
On to Montanas Fjords