We rose early today and drove north across town towards the Punta Arenas ferry terminal.  There we had a date with the Transbordadora Austral Broom “Crux Australis” to sail across the Strait of Magellan to Tierra del Fuego and the town of Porvenir.  We’d been staring at Tierra del Fuego from the shores of Punta [...]

A few weeks ago we visited the Perito Moreno Glacier, near El Calafate, Argentina.  It was an amazing experience as the glacier is immense, spanning more than 3 miles across and several stories high.  The glacier has the rare distinction of being classified as “stable”, meaning it is neither growing nor receding.  We sat for [...]