After attending church in Buenos Aires on Sunday January 29th, we flew to Santiago, Chili.
We met our tour group, Fun for Less Tours, and took a tour of Santiago.
Visibility was poor due to man made forest fires a few hours from Santiago.
Below, we are at Plaza de la Constitucion in Santiago, Chili with the changing of the guards at their presidential palace.
We stopped for lunch at Providencia, Santiago & Las Condes. It is so beautiful this time of year. We couldn't help taking a picture of trees in bloom.
This picture at San Cristobal Hill shows the haze from the fires.
The same hill shows the Inmaculada Concepcion. Catholics worship Mary, mother of Jesus.
Santiago, Chili Temple is closed on Mondays but a security let us on the grounds.
Vina del Mar January 31st
Leaving Santiago on the ship Zaandam from Valparaiso, Chili on January 31st.
We stopped at Puerto Varas on February 2nd.
The clouds cleared just enough to see the volcano top behind Gregg and his new friend, Mike, at Puerto Varas.
Frutillar on February 2nd.
Church of San Francisco on February 3rd in Castro, Los Lagos.
Castro, Chili is a peaceful community.
Castro had many little shops. Below are hand spun skeins of wool.
Aysen, Chili on February 4th.
Aysen, Chili Plaza De Armas on February 4th. Each town has a plaza or square marking the center of town. It was beautiful!
Coihaique, Chili on February 4th.
Another picturesque view:
Coyhaique, Chili town square showing original sellers who were gauchos.
Puerto Aysen, on February, 4th.
More picturesque pictures outside the city, Aysen.
Tortel, Chili on February 5th.
In a channel near Tortel, the ship stopped in front of this glacier February 5th.
February 6th, dining with our new friends at Magallanes, Chilli.
Punta Arenas plaza on February 7th.
Punta Arenas on February 7th.
LDS church in Punta Arenas.
February 8th Tierra del Fuego.
Another glacier in Tierra del Fuego.
We intended to take a picture of Cabo de Hornos but were distracted by the beautiful sky.
Cabo de Hornos February 8th.
Ushuaia, Chili on February 8th.
The cruise ship Zaandam is the bigger ship below.
Cabo de Hornos February 8th.
Ushuaia February 8th
Got carried away taking pictures in Ushuaia. It was gorgeous.
February 10th, we see Antarctica.
February 11th from the ship we see more of Antarctica.
February 11th from the ship
Same day from the ship
You may not be able to decipher the seals that soak in the sun while bathing on icebergs below so use your imagination.
The sun shown all day on February 11th which is apparently unusual for Antarctica.
February 12th from the ship.
Anvers Island on February 12th taken from the ship.
February 13th from the ship showing more of Antarctica.
More of Antarctica on February 13th.
Sun set on February 14th at 8:50 PM. Happy Valentines Day!
Off road tour of the Falkland Islands on February 15th.
Paid 175 dollars a piece to tour the island using a 4 wheel drive vehicle. We went off road for 3 hours to be able to see the following. An Emperor Penguin protecting the egg just before it hatched.
East Falkland, Argentina February 17th is much drier.
Valdes Peninsula February 17th making a phone call to our family. Who can believe we'd get free internet here.
Sea Lions February 17th at Valdes Peninsula.
The housekeeping on the Zaandam ship got carried away making towel animals on February 18th near Puerto Madryn.
We got carried away taking pictures.
February 18th, dining with our assigned table mates--now friends for life.
Seccion 08 Aguada on February 19th in Argentina.
Argentine's mimic Paris.
El Prado Park on February 19th.
February 19th in Montevideo, Uruguay on a beach called Pocitos which means little wholes.
LDS temple in Montevideo (Carrasco) on February 19th
Buenos Aires loves to claim fame for inventing the tango. Uruguay claims the same fame.
February 20th.
Almost the same?
We were told that paint is limited in Argentina so when the color is used up, a different one must be used for the next section. We always wondered why the colors were so diverse.
A Paris like cemetery in Buenos Aires called Recoleta Cemetary on Monday February 20th.
Evita Peron is buried with her family plot.
The cruise is finished and we flew to Iguassu on February 21st.
In 1903 this structure went up signifying three countries touching in one place.
Paraguay is on the left, Brazil is on the right, and we are standing in Argentina.
Iguassu Falls National Park February 22nd.
We took a boat ride behind the falls and kind of got wet. There are 270 waterfalls in the National Park.
Taken from outside our hotel in Iguaasu just before heading home to Bueons Aires.
Before heading back to the ranch we did work at the Bueons Aires temple.
