After passing by the eastern entry into the Straits of Magellan, it and its nearby offshore oil wells invisible in the fog, we enter the Straits of Lemaire with the Isla de los Estados off to port. Thanks to good timing by the captain, the Straits are flat calm. Entering a protected bay, we anchor for the night and await our daylight voyage up the famed Beagle Channel to the Argentine city of Ushuaia. […]
This morning it was sunny and a bit warmer but cloudy and rainy as the afternoon progressed. It snowed from time to time in the mountains and that was lovely to see. I went to the town today to do some shopping. It was a bit crowded since some of the cruise ships were in town but that didn’t interfere with my shopping. […]
We arrive in Mar del Plata on refreshingly blue seas, a nice change from the brown of the Rio de la Plata. And the day is glorious with blue cloudless skies, warm sun and calm seas, the same conditions that lure thousands of Argentines to the beaches. Packed together like the proverbial sardines but on dirty brown sand rather than in mustard sauce, there is hardly room to move among the hordes. […]
Following the departure of Kitty and Grant, I am invited to lunch at the Alvear Palace Hotel by Marta Gaucia, a wonderful grand dame of Buenos Aires whom Kitty and I met at the New Year’s Eve party at Carlos Pedro’s mansion. Also there are Toribio “Toby” Ayerza, his lady friend Adriana Supervielle, and an American living in BA part time, Talbot Spears. […]
What a way to start 2007! Phil, Grant and I all hope you and your families have a happy and healthy 2007 and that we get to see all of you during the coming year. We all started the new year by sleeping late and mostly hanging around the whole day. […]