One of the few things we definitely knew we wanted to do even before leaving home was the boat cruise through the islands of Patagonia in the far south. So, one evening, we climbed aboard the Navimag ferry in Puerto Natales for a four day cruise up to Puerto Montt. Now, to paraphrase Zoolander, this was definitely a cargo/passenger vessel, and not the other way around. To be fair, this had been stressed in advance and it was kind of fun to be loaded onto this boat as an after thought and in one giant pack via the cargo lift. Still, it did mean that rather than gym, spa and gamesroom, the boat featured cow pens, cow pens and more cow pens. Turns out in this direction it's primarily a 'live cargo' vessel.
Nevertheless, this was an(other) amazing few days. The scenery was of course spectacular, and included passage through a channel so narrow the boat will only attempt it in daylight. Seals, dolphins and copious birdlife were all on show, as was some spectacularly stormy weather during the periods the ship was on the open ocean. Finally, we met some great people and had a few entertaining pisco-fueled nights, as well as playing endless rounds of Shit Head. Aah what a game!
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is there an emoticon for speechless with jealousy? :o ? :| ? how about for exhausted on your behalf?
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