Tagged With "Australis"

A cruise is my idea of a nightmare. I avoid boat journeys wherever possible - I have been known to take lengthy and rather circuitous plane rides to avoid having to go on a ferry. You know what they say about sea-sickness: "At first you feel you are going to die, but then it gets worse - you realise that you will not!"

It's always good to see a piece of Nature that hasn't been spoiled by man's involvement. Two in harmony. Nice presentation DrF.

DrFumblefinger eats like a king aboard the Australis, while exploring the coast of southern Chile.

DrFumblefinger shares his experiences exploring the fjords of Tierra del Fuego in the first of a series of posts about a journey on the Chilean vessel, Australis.

DrFumblefinger gets caught in the worst storm he's ever experienced when visiting Cape Horn, the southern most island in South America.

DrFumblefinger's Patagonian voyage concludes with a stop at historic Wulaia Bay. Home to the Yaghan people for over 10,000 years, there's an interesting museum at the site.

A Zodiac excursion takes DrFumblefinger to a small group of Islands in the Strait of Magellan that is home to hundreds of birds.

DrFumblefinger cruises down the stretch of the Beagle Channel known as Glacier Alley, wherein several large and impressive glaciers extend to the sea.