The sea definitely has some motion to it today. Therefore on deck activities are discouraged, for our own safety, yet some people are complaining because they can’t use the track, etc. Really?
The chef outdid himself today! It’s been at least a month since I’ve had any of Julie’s TexMex so I was considerably overdue. We had chicken flautas, refined beans, chips, salsa, empanadas, a species of corn not available at home (Did you know that Peru has over 400 varieties of corn? I did not), and of course flan for desert. After stuffing myself with shrimp, lobster, steak, etc for over three weeks, I needed some comfort food!
We purchased some Chilean wine yesterday for our sunset toasts but have not yet dipped into it. Still almost 5 months to go. Haven’t tried the Pisco yet. Our cabbie from Coquimbo highly recommended it just haven’t had the opportunity to try it.
Not only did we exchange some passengers yesterday, they spent the entire time we were docked restocking supplies. At least four large cargo containers were lined up on the dock and 12 guys plus a drug dog, two cranes and two forklifts worked a good 10 hours loading supplies onto the ship. We had a birdseye view of the operation but couldn’t see how many were working in the bowels of the ship storing it. The dock crew were fed hamburgers by the ship so that they didn’t even break for lunch. Incredible to watch. Last time I counted, there were over 200 pallets emptied. That’s a lot of stuff!
Tomorrow’s outing (Ancient Forest Eco Walk & German Colonization Museum in Poerto Montt, Chile) promises to be interesting with the possibility of actually finding some alpaca wares and yarn perhaps? Certainly will not be eating any more of that! Speaking of knitting, I am currently working on a black Brio Fringed Poncho using Cascade’s Epiphany which is an Alpaca/cashmere blend. Much better use of the animal in my opinion.
Today is someday. Enjoy!
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