Today we are in the southernmost city in Chile. Punta Arenas
is on the Magellan Strait and has a population of over 125,000. The weather was
partly sunny with temps in the lower 50s – not bad! We took the shuttle into
town and explored on our own. John found his cap and I found a nice book about
the city and the area.
The city is very clean, and the people we encountered were
friendly and helpful, although my limited Spanish came in handy as most do not
speak much English.
At the main square we saw lots of crafts people and a lovely
enactment of Patagonian tango at the base of a large monument to Magellan.
This is our last port in Chile. We are so very impressed
with the country as a whole. The cities have been very clean and, although
there are many poor people, the poverty does not seem as pervasive as one might
expect in a South American country.
When we returned to the cabin tonight we found Antarctica
Log Books in preparation for our up-coming rounding of Cape Horn and cruising
through the Beagle Channel and Drake Passage.
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