South America 2009

After a long and eventful
plane ride we arrive in
Santiago, Chile.

This is where we will meet our friends

Jim & Lorriann Lazarowicz's

to start our 14 day cruise to
South America.

We arrive at the airport in Santiago
but then we transfer to a bus
heading to the town of Valparaiso.

We start sailing the coast of Chile.
It's cold! It's overcast!

We arrive to our first glacier...
the Amalia Glacier.
How peaceful...how cold...burr!!

We arrive to
Punta Arenas, Chile.

We arrive to our next glacier,
at the Beagle Channel.

Our next stop is
Ushuaia, Argentina.

We travel to
Tierra del Fuego National Park.
Also known as
"The End of the World"
the southern tip of Southamerica.

We have heard a trip
passing Cape Horn can be rough,
we have luck on our side...
smooth sailing!

We arrive at
Stanley, Falkland Islands.
We get to enjoy the view from the boat
and miss a day with penguins...
Cachita gets sick!

Feeling better
and avoiding a cancellation...
we arrive at
Montevideo, Uruguay.

We are disappointed
when an approaching storm cancels
our trip to
Buenos Aires, Argentina.

We will stay for a
second day in Montevideo
and enjoy their friendly people,
shopping and food.

After 14 days we disembark in
Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.

Almost immediately
you feel the inmensity of the place
being that it is the 5th largest country
in the world. 

We have our accommodations
at the Copacabana beach area.

We take a tour of the city...

...it's beaches, parks...

 

We have spotted and photograph
the statue of...
"Christ  the Redeemer"
from all over the city
...you can't miss it!

We will take a train

up the Corcovado Mountain
to reach the immense statue.

...the views from up here are
terrific!

...we continue our city overview.

We arrive at...
Sugarloaf Mountain.

...a different view from here,
just as terrific!

Adeus!

(Good By)

Enjoy our pictures!