07 March 2006

Ferry trip - Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt

I´ve just spent three days/four nights on Navimag´s Puerto Eden ferry travelling from Puerto Natales to Puerto Montt. An expensive trip by budget travel standards (US$355), but well worth it despite the dodgy weather. The scenery in the Patagonian channels was amazing.

I met some great people on board and even managed to win the bingo competition on the last night(!). The liquidity of the winnings helped make for an enjoyable evening.

The boat trip was supposed to be about stunning scenery. On the first day it was so cloudy it was difficult to see very much at all.

Glacier Brujo, Bernado O´Higgins National Park. We detoured down a channel to see the glacier and the sun came out at last.

The open sea was quite a bit rougher than in the fjords. Of the 130-odd passengers only about 25 of us made it to dinner on the second night. There was a distinct aroma of vomit around the boat too.

Yes, they are whales. Look closely in the bottom left corner and on the right. Not the easiest thing in the world to photograph in high-velocity winds.

The weather finally cleared on the last night and we saw a sunset.

I have uploaded more images to flickr (when you get there, click to enlarge the images).

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