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Puerto Madryn

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  Penninsula Valdes Estancia San Lorenzo  Private Excursion It's barely sunrise as our ship approaches the Puerto Madryn dock.  We can see the Viking excursion busses lined up on the pier.  Our tour, however, is a private one arranged for four of us with Sentir Patagonia.  The duration is 7-8 hours and with back-on-board time at 4:30 PM, we were ready to disembark to meet our driver and guide as soon as the ship was cleared at 7 AM.  Most Viking passengers were booked on the ship's excursions so we had no problem finding our lone guide sporting her sign.  As private guides were not allowed to drive on to the pier, we hopped the port bus for the drive down the very long pier. Our driver was Miguel and our guide was Emily.  Both were incredibly knowledgable about Puerto Madryn and the areas through which we drove.  Geologically, this area was entirely different then our previous stops in Argentina.  Gone were the towering snowcovered mount...
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Southern Atlantic Ocean Sailing

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  Just Another Sea Day to Puerto Montt February 4, 2020 We awake to another day of eating breakfast, socializing, reading, then eating lunch followed by... Yep, just another sea day and not bad wind and wave conditions at all.  The outside temps were a little warmer as we travel toward the more northern lattitudes of the Southern Hemisphere.  How strange is that?  From living north of the Equator, you know you will have colder weather if the winds are from a north, northeast or northwest direction or when one travels to more northern states.  It is the opposite down here in the Southern Ocean and South American lands.  I thought it strange when a tour guide in Ushuaia commented that the predicted north wind will give us a warmer day.  It took me a bit to get my head around that.  Okay, now I get it!  If the wind is from the South, it blows from Antarctica and its cold down there. It's a good day to Promenade - that is to get some exercise by ...
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Third Sea Day

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Through the Drake Passage to the Atlantic Ocean February 2, 2020 Sleeping in this morning was easy for a change as we had no where to go and nothing to do on this third sea day.  Overnight the Jupiter cleared the southernmost tip of Argentina in the Drake Passage and was heading to The Falkland Islands in the Atlantic Ocean.  No land was in sight.  Just water and more water through which our ship gently rocked and swayed.   So what do we do on another sea day?  Not much it turned out.  Saw lots and lots of birds while hoping to see whales.  (Never did.) First Year Giant Petrel steering with one foot. Wandering around the ship, I snapped some photos of more areas where one could eat and drink.  Below is the inside portion of the Aquavit Terrace.  Its another spot with a view if its too cold to sit outside. And then there is the Pool Grill with bar and seating. Here is a lovely replica model of our ship the Viking Jupiter located  on ...
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