Coquimbo - La Serenas tour

Observatory

Market Square - La Serena

Grapes

Fermentation

Distillation

Resting Pisco

Large Barrels - stainless - for the Pisco fruit mix

Square in La Vicuna

Snack time!


Below are the Lago Puclaro Dam, Cruz Tecero Millenium cross, and a Peruvian Pelican

We arrived at midday today to warm weather. A small tour to the Capel Pisco distillery and the small city of La. Serena.

A stop off at the market in La Serena. Then on to the local Pisco distillery. To see more booze production and more tasting! Sounds like quite a theme all these grapes and drink to taste!

On to La Vicuna and Plaza Gabriel Mistral. Finally a food stop and some more Pisco sour!

Whales and Birds from yesterday

Some pictures of whales and birds yesterday ....

Lots of birds ..

Valparaiso - Chile

Central Square

Admiralty Naval Building

Old town Valparaiso

Vinyard

Cabernet Sauvignon grapes

Champagne in racks

Barrels for red wines

Cheers!

A tour around the city by bus stopping at various tourist spots. Churches and Chilean navy HQ.

Then on to the Casablanca valley and wines - Vina Mar. Speciality is a sparkling wine and white wine as well. Price of the Sparkling was $40 for 6! Then on to the seaside resort to see the beaches and flower clock ...

Vina del Mar resort near Valpariaso

Cable car

Arriving ...

Floral Clock

Valparaiso - our ship in port

More wildlife on the way

Some of Helen's pictures ... seen from our balcony on the ship.

Minky Whale (possible)

Whale

Jellyfish

Blue whale (possible)

Leaving the Fjords of Chile

We are now in the Pacific bound for Valpariaso - whilst in the Fjords we saw a bit more wildlife.

Our Catamaran to see the Glaciers

Chilean Dolphin

Chilean Kingfisher - seen but not photographed!

Glacier above the Fjords

Rainbow!

Seal at sea

Turkey Vulture

Puerto Chacabuco - Chile

Coach trip

Ghost Lake

Virgin Mary 

Home made caravan

Virgin Mary waterfall

Rio Simpson

Fuschia

Wild Lupins

Today we anchored at Puerto Chacabuco in the southern fjords of Chile. This was another Port with a tender - Helen saw a Chilean Kingfisher on landing!

We took a coach tour past the Ghost Lake. Saw the falls of the Virgin Mary and a small caravan!

Then on to the Rio Simpson and nature reserve. Lots of wild Fuschia and Lupins!