Day 15 - Valparaiso, Chile

Day 14 - At Sea

Day 13 - Puerto Montt, Chile

Day 12 - Chilean Fjords

Day 11 - Strait of Magellan

Day 10 - Punta Arenas, Chile

Day 9 - Ushuaia, Argentina

Day 8 - Cape Horn

Day 7 - At Sea

Day 6 - Port Stanley, Falkland Islands

Port Stanley is the smallest and most remote capital city in the world. The population is less than 3000 and the city had a real seaside town flare. There are many interesting sites in the city itself - Christ Church Cathedral, Government House, the 1982 war Memorial, and many naval and historic plaques to view. It was an easy walk from one end of town to the other.

The cruise ship did not go into port and so we were divided into groups and awaited our turn to get on to the tenders to take us into to Port Stanley. We were able to get a photo as we cruised in. As our tender approached, we could see a beautiful array of colours.

We had decided that we would take a walking tour on our own. The weather was beautiful, although a little windy in Port Stanley itself. Mind you many of the cruisers were warmly dressed but when you come from the frozen North versus the sunny South you have a different perspective.

We began our tour in the Welcome centre. Then we strolled through various shops and purchased a few mementos. I bought a penguin charm that opens up and has a little baby inside and DH bought some penquin cuff links. We also purchased some homemade penguin candies for our grandchildren.

As we walked out of the busy part of town we stopped at various tourist locations and then headed off to walk down the beach.

When we reached the end of the city, we started back to the shop area for lunch. After lunch we went to the Wool Centre and DH bought some merino to spin. We then headed off in the other direction until we ran out of time and had to head back to the ship. It was a really relaxing day and we certainly got lots of photos. The last photo is taken from the ship as we got ready to sail off for a new adventure!

Day 5 - At Sea

Day 4 - Puerto Madryn, Argentina

Puerto Madryn is in the Chubut Province and was founded in 1865. Much to my chargrin, the textile manufacturers that used to be here have closed down due to economic conditions even though there were tax exemptions. The town has was first settled by Welsh immigrants to help Argentina lay claim to the land before it was settled by others.

Since out scheduled tours was later in the morning we started with a walking tour of the town and then went back to our meeting spot to take the bus to the first part of the tour. It was a beautiful day and the scenery was spectacular.

The Chubut River Tour was first on the tour. It was a really relaxing tour enabling us to get some great photos of the area. The river was quite shallow and at one point the rubber raft got stuck. However after a little rearranging and pushing our guide got us out and we were able to drift down the river again.

Following the river boat tour, a host family supplied wine, bread and sausages.

Following the river tour we went to the Paleontology Museum. The Museum is located in a small town called Trelew. It houses a display of ancient dinosaur fossils and reminded us a lot of our museum in Drumheller. The fossils are from the Patagonia region. Below are some pictures of the town of Trelew, it was absolutely stunning.

Day 3 - Argentina - A Day at Sea

The crew on the Infinity is absolutely wonderful. This was the last sailing for Captain Dimitrios Kafetzis. Every single crew member was extremely professional and friendly. They always went out of their way to ensure everything was 100%. When I could not find my husband one day at lunch one gentleman offered to find me a new one. As if one isn't enough. The first picture is DH on deck.

We decided to start our day with a a wonderful breakfast in the main dining room, followed by a seminar on the Shore Excursions for Puerto Madryn and the Falklands. From there we went to a Specialty Cooking

Demo and then off to Beginner Cha-Cha lessons.

After lunch we headed off to work out and toured the pool deck.

Then DH went to the Wine Appreciation Seminar while I headed off to check my emails. It was then time to get ready for our first Formal Dinner night.

The dinners in the main dining room we always fantastic. The hard part was to save space for the wonderful desserts. After the first night or two I learnt to have either a soup or salad, the main course and then sometimes I would have room for dessert. Our waiter Hector was absolutely marvelous.

On the airplane down we had met some couples who were taking the cruise and the ship is so large with so many things happening that we only saw these couples once or twice. It was sometimes hard to decide what you would like to do as so many interesting things were happening at once.

After dinner we headed down to the Celebrity Show "The Spectacle of Broadway". Then it was time to rest up for the next port "Puerto Madryn".

Day 2 - Montevideo, Uruguay

Our first port to visit was Montivideo in Uruguay. This city was really easy to navigate around and there were many local people there to ensure you did not go a stray. Before the cruise, we researched each of the areas that we would be going to visit and decided which tours we would book as guided tours and which places we wanted to tour on our own. In Montivideo we had decided to do our own walking tour.

The picture below the maps is a picture of the port. The cruiseline had a map in there newsletter that we used to help us navigate to the areas we had chosen to visit. Montivideo is the largest city in Uruguay and the capital. It was originally a Spanish fort.

Leaving the port we first approached a area of vendors - what a wonderful area of fresh fruits and vegetables. There were also some booths set up by local artisans. We were heading to two local park areas with historic monuments.

The first area we saw was the Plaza Zabala. In the middle of the park, there was a monument to General Zabala. One side had a sculpture depicting the common people and the other the a shepherd herding his sheep. It was pointed out to us that the sheperds held an important place in society here at one time.

The next stop was the Plaza Independencia where the tomb of the Father or Uruguay, General Artigas is located. Like the monuments in Plaza Zabala the sculptures were just incredible and full of detail. Montivideo is a beautiful city that combines the old with the new. There were many modern buildings around the square and yet many streets filled with older houses. A truly marvelous mix.

We thoroughly enjoyed our walk back and stopped for lunch.

Near the port there was a large indoor market and here we found a magnificent artist. We purchased one of his works and will write and see if we can arrange to get a few more pieces shipped home. The one that we chose to purchase was a picture of the market. After that it was time to head back to the ship and bid farewell to Montivideo.