Amadeus, our trusty steed, finally in Puerto Montt

We'd made it!

Navimag Ferry--Misadventures in the Chilean Fiords

April 22nd 2011
Watery Labyrinth Depending on your timing, a journey on the Navimag Ferry can be a romantic ride through the breathtaking fiords in Chilean Patagonia, or it can be a wild, roller coaster of storms with furniture flying across the room and passengers green at the gills. I was (un)lucky enough to have the latter, but then again, challenging experiences can bond friends forever and make ... read more

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Prior to the coming of the Spanish in the 16th century, northern Chile was under Inca rule while Araucanian Indians inhabited central and southern Chile; the latter were not completely subjugated until the early 1880s. Although Chile declared its ind... ... read more

23rd April 2014

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

a romantic ride
These are the stuff of legends...the trips you don't forget...without throwing up would be much less interesting. Loved the video especially.

taracloud
Tara Cloud

Stuff of legends, indeed!
You're right, David, that one has to suffer a bit for a true legend--I survived the Navimag! Glad you liked that video--my friend Oscar, from the voyage, sent it to me. So funny! I imagine that's what you sometimes felt like on Route 40 in your 4WD.

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