The Navimag

What, you ask, is the Navimag?  It’s part ferry, part cargo ship and part cruise ship that travels between Puerto Montt and Puerto Natales in Chilean Patagonia.  We boarded on a beautiful day and watched the volcanoes of the lake district disappear 

As we sailed off into the sunset

That was the last time I saw the sun as we hit rough weather in the open seas.

A lot of people were tossing their cookies but I had motion sickness pills for my roomies so we were mostly okay.

Julia, Elizabeth and Jenny, who not only didn’t snore, but turned out to be a lot of fun.  The next day, we got to take a hike at a national park and through a small village.

We also visited the biggest glacier in South America, Pio XI

Where it was bloody cold but also incredibleThe weather became a crazy thing that tormented and amazed us with freezing rain and heavy clouds…. stray shafts of sunlight

and rainbows

It was a great trip that I would recommend to anyone, regardless of the weather.  The crew was fantastic, food was tasty and plentiful, the entertainment was great and the wine wasn’t too expensive, although, you could bring your own bottle to the pub.  They also gave lectures on the wildlife that we would see, Chilean phrases, glaciers and National Parks but mostly, we just watched the fiords of Patagonia slip by our decks.