Cruising To A Fishing Village in The Fjords of Chile
Those sleeping pills were fantastic. Man oh man, would I love a prescription for those. Too bad they are probably outlawed in most countries. One of the passengers didn't believe they would work and took TWO of them. She almost overdosed and spent the next morning being walked around the decks (and held up under the arms) by two men.
We cruised via the Perez Norte, Perez Sur, Moraleda, Ferronave Channels and Islas Huichas until we reached Puerto Aguirre, a small fishing village. A stop there with a chance to stretch our legs and explore a little.
Back on board, we spent lazy days at sea, eating, sunning and getting to know some of the other passengers. One couple, Carmen and Ted had just returned from an Antarctic Cruise...the Doctor's wife was taking English lessons back in Santiago....another couple fled Chile during Pinochet's rule and was living in America. (They did speak perfect English.) And of course there was Corrine and Augusto from Peru along with their children, our saviors.
In calm waters after that first night, the crew fished for fresh oysters and other mollusks (some, I had never heard of or seen before) and served them on deck with delicious Chilean White Wine...this was definitely the life.
The meals were delicious and we tried everything including sea urchins, big mollusks called "Zapatas" or "little shoes"...with the diet heavy on fish. I'm not going to say that we loved everything but we did try it.
Continuing on to the Quitralco Fjord where the ship dropped anchor for the night.
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