Back on board – we warm up and then get ready for the glacier viewing. Leaving Ushuaia is picturesque with the skies clearing a bit and big fluffy clouds clinging to the tops of the alps. We wander around, check email, hit the gym, and generally waste time until the appointed Glacier time. (It was all spelled out in our Daily program, the times and the glaciers, and we’re even going to have announcements! No! Go on!)
So, at 5:15 we bundle up again and head outside. It’s not so cold now, and we’re able to stay out there in our coats and our flip flops – as long as you stay back from the wind, you’re ok. Just cruising the Beagle Channels was gorgeous, but the Glaciers are amazing. They are named for countries – Italy, France, and there’s even one for Romansch! (We thought of the Rageth family with that one!!) They are all gorgeous and incredible and distinct in their own ways. One cascades down the Alps, meeting the water at its end. One is very vertical and stops just short of the water. And the Romansch was the best – it was melting right before our eyes and ended in a waterfall that poured down the rocks into the channel.
We stayed out on deck for over an hour snapping picture after picture, enjoying the breathtaking scenery.
Finally it was over – well the glacier gazing at least – the beauty of the channel cruising continued, but we needed to get ready for dinner, so we bid the scenery adieu for a bit, and headed inside.
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