Ferry back to mainland, plane ride to Punta Arenas, Chile on Nov 8
Houses on stilts from our hotel room, tide is lower.
First thing in the morning, we rode to see our third UNESCO church. The woman proprietor unlocked the building and allowed us to tour in places normally reserved for locals.
Nercón Church signNercón churchAssociated cemetery. A church must have a cemetery to be part of the UNESCO site. A maze of hedges is used during processions, so many people can walk at the same time in front of the church. Outside construction and explanatory sign. UNESCO sign naming the associated churches. Explanation of church construction. Above ceiling. We walked around upstairs to see construction. Peep hole above altar, looking toward congregation. View through peep hole. Church from back. Raùl’s boats!ConfessionalBoat showing style of construction. Many religious icons.
We said goodbye to Carolina and Chiloé Island, where her mother grew up. Off to the airport at Puerto Montt.
Ferry back to the mainland. Puerto Montt airport A plane like ours
The sky for our flight was sunny and bright. Astonishing views out the window of the plane were shades of adventures to come.
Chilean ice capGlacier, lateral (on the side) moraines (piles of rubble) visibleGlacier coming off ice cap (outlet glacier)When glaciers intersect, they join, forming medial (in the middle) morainesChilean ice cap with many outlet glaciers and glacial lakes surrounding it. Medial moraines in long glacierChilean ice capMeandering stream, lake and iceViews to marvel at! So much snow, so many glaciers. Coming into Punta ArenasAntarctic Airways plane at the airport
We stayed one night in a castle in Punta Arenas. The castle and 7 million acres of surrounding land were owned by Sarah Brown, an important person here.
We walked to a restaurant together for dinner.
Our castle (José Nogueira Hotel)Drummers demonstrating on the streetTop of our castleStatue of Magellan
The decorations at the restaurant, La Luna, were amusing.
Looking toward the bar from our table. Maps with pins showing where visitors lived. Our restaurant Upside down table setting, because we are at the bottom of the world. Calafate sours at the castle hotel Pam Bar at the castleBrian enjoyed a Scotch before sleeping Map showing Shackleton’s fateful voyageThe bar has grape vines on one side
Bunch of Geeks go Traveling 