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  Beagle Channel - Glacier Alley January 31, 2020 Not wanting to miss one minute of the dramatic landscape called Glacier Alley, I set the alarm for 5:15 AM.  The term Glacier Alley is not on any chart or map but is the portion on the above chart identified as Canal Beagle Brazo Noroeste.  I learned about Glacier Alley through photos taken and writings by cruisers who had passed this way before.  With a 5:52 AM sunrise, my alarm was a bit premature but I wanted to shed sleepy eye and don some warm clothing before venturing out.  Pulling open the drapes in our stateroom I was disappointed to see only a hint of early dawn light. The navigation app on our room TV indicated that we were just approaching Seno Garibaldi, a deep fjord marking the beginning of the most narrow portion of the Beagle Channel and the area where we would see several glaciers in the Darwin Mountain range.  I hoped the Bridge would slow the speed of the ship. Through a ship of silent cabi...

January 30, 2020 Our travels through Estrecho de Magallenes to Punta Arenas As you can see from these photographs below, dawn brought a much better day then the weather prediction in the Viking Daily newsletter of a Mostly Rainy 43 degrees F day - thank goodness!  However the day's weather would be a much more challenging event then I ever imagined. It was a cool but gorgeous morning! Hanging on the balcony.  Good morning Mr. Bill. An Antarctic Expedition Vessel - the Discovery Punta Arenas, Chile with the Patagonian Andes background. Coscoroba Swan (very goose-like) Tied to hold ship off the dock Strait of Magellan Park - Lorna's Excursion Our traveling friends all split up taking different Viking excursions - even Ray and I chose different sightseeing paths.  I had to be up and out early as my meeting time was at 8:10 AM.  The first sign I had of something afoot were long lines to get into...