16/02: Cruise Time
Category: General
Posted by: The Agnew Family
The big day is here, it’s time to drive to the seaport and get on the cruise ship. One thing I’m going to miss about Santiago is the empanadas. I know it’s not everyone’s taste but it’s wonderful to take a quick walk to one of the many pastry shops and pick up an empanada, walk back to the room and heat it for breakfast --- yum!!!
I know it wasn’t the inexpensive way to make the trip to the seaport but the taxi sure was comfortable.
The photo is a bit blurry and out of focus but I wanted to show you that we saw Chilean cowboys! The cow must have escaped and these two retrieved it.
One of the stores in San Antonio. There was a market on and lots of activity as we drove through town.
We arrive earlier than expected and were checked in and on board the ship by noon. We wandered around a bit and found the buffet restaurant and ate lunch. By time we had finished lunch the cabins were ready. I know everyone says get a cabin with a window or a balcony but we went with an interior cabin. The cabins actually not a bad size --- king size bed, couch, desk and lots of cupboards. I’m hoping that the dark cabin will help me to sleep.
An old style selfi
Our dinner reservation was for 7:30 so it gave us lots of time to watch the process of leaving dock. I’ve learned that when the captain says we are leaving at 5pm, it really means that’s when we’ll start the “leaving process”.
First we watch the last items being loaded onto the ship. Then the ramp, loading equipment and barriers were removed.
Next was the long process of the fuel ship leaving ---- it was rafted alongside of us.
Finally it was time for us to leave. First a couple of tugs pulled us off of the dock, then pulled us back and turned the bow of the ship so it faced the open sea.
Bye San Antonio!!!
I know it wasn’t the inexpensive way to make the trip to the seaport but the taxi sure was comfortable.
The photo is a bit blurry and out of focus but I wanted to show you that we saw Chilean cowboys! The cow must have escaped and these two retrieved it.
One of the stores in San Antonio. There was a market on and lots of activity as we drove through town.
We arrive earlier than expected and were checked in and on board the ship by noon. We wandered around a bit and found the buffet restaurant and ate lunch. By time we had finished lunch the cabins were ready. I know everyone says get a cabin with a window or a balcony but we went with an interior cabin. The cabins actually not a bad size --- king size bed, couch, desk and lots of cupboards. I’m hoping that the dark cabin will help me to sleep.
An old style selfi
Our dinner reservation was for 7:30 so it gave us lots of time to watch the process of leaving dock. I’ve learned that when the captain says we are leaving at 5pm, it really means that’s when we’ll start the “leaving process”.
First we watch the last items being loaded onto the ship. Then the ramp, loading equipment and barriers were removed.
Next was the long process of the fuel ship leaving ---- it was rafted alongside of us.
Finally it was time for us to leave. First a couple of tugs pulled us off of the dock, then pulled us back and turned the bow of the ship so it faced the open sea.
Bye San Antonio!!!