After exploring Chile’s spectacular Northern Patagonia we started sailing through the 1,000-mile maze of virgin-forested islands, glistening glaciers and more fjords than in all of Scandinavia.

Think snow-capped peaks and ethereal blue glaciers, think chilly days but sunny skies. Think big because this corner of the world is bold and breathtaking.

Cold, beautiful places…

Our ship arrived in the heart of the Chilean archipelago, into a small port named ‘Puerto Chacabuco’. A place where we were destined to encounter an explosion of stunning scenery: from dense rain forests and bright-blue lakes to snow-covered mountain peaks.

We had been told that there would not be much of an…

A spectrum assortment of palafitos (wooden houses on stilts) made the Chilean city of Castro, the capital city of Chiloé Island, a colourful day (despite the grey sky looming above).
So much of the city sits precariously on stilts adding to its’ history of destruction, with three fires and three earthquakes laying waste…

We were on a boat. A big boat. Also known as a cruise ship. Sailing around the gorgeous continent of South America – bound for Antarctica… And we had a significant amount of free onboard credit for espresso martini’s on shore excursions.

So we did just that.

We had been at…