Today we went on a wine tour in the Casablanca Wine Valley. It was called the "Uncorked Wine Tour". There were 8 of us on the tour which took us to 3 very unique boutique vineyards. The Casablanca Valley is known for their white wines and we were able to sample some very unique blends. The day was great with good wine tasting and finishing with a fabulous meal at the third vineyard. We were picked up from our hotel at 9AM and returned at 7PM. It's a good thing...

We had an absolutely fabulous tour of Santiago, thanks to our private guide, Carlos. We toured the "New Santiago" and the "Old Santiago" which is quite a contrast. Santiago has a population of 3 million people with over a third of Chile's population living here. A highlight of the day was Carlos managing to get us entrance into the Presidential Palace. It was great to get inside the palace to see the grounds and guards with a bunker beneath for presidential pro...

We ended our cruise at port Valparaiso, Chile. We never expected such a beautiful city with lots of history and colorful houses and shops on steep hills overlooking the ocean. Santiago is about an hour from this port so we had a tour to pick us up and tour the city and then ended in Santiago. We then took a coastal drive to Vina del Mar, which is known as the "Garden City". We had lunch at the Wulff Castle overlooking the ocean. Visited the Floral Clock and ou...

Puerto Montt is the gateway to Chile's Lake District. We took a tour to the scenic towns of Puerto Varas and Fruitillar both located on Lake Llanquihue. Puerto Varas is known as the city of roses and there is no question why....roses everywhere! From this city along the lake there is a great view of Osorno Volcano. Then we moved onto Fruitillar which was settled by the Germans. We had to have some of the wonderful pastries in a small beach cafe. (As if we ha...

The last two days we have been cruising the Staits of Magellan and the Chilean Fjords. It is absolutely beautiful with the mountains and glaciers! You can sit on the deck and never get tired of the fabulous view.Today we are at The port of Chacabuco and took a tour into Patagonia. Took a drive to Aiken del Sur Park and then a hike along the river trail to " Old Man's Beard" waterfall. We then enjoyed a typical Patagonia barbecue lunch of lamb accompanied by Chil...