Last Night Ashore
In the old part of Punta Arenas there is a town square, an elegant tree-lined plaza dominated by a statue of Magellan. Seated natives flank the pedestal below the towering […]
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I’m on a Boat
Well, technically, a ship. What’s the difference? I asked our skipper, Captain Paoni, and he says that a “ship” is anything big enough to lift a boat onto. But he […]
The Size of the World
Today, they tell us, is a fiesta. No one can tell us which fiesta, in fact no one seems to particularly care. But they are certain: today is a fiesta; […]
My Ship Comes In
The snow’s gone by morning, or at least what the clock claims is morning. Sean and I meet for breakfast, peering out to sea, pick up the NBP coming in […]
Two Stops Before the End of the Earth
It’s not even six, but the sun is setting over the South Pacific as we descend into Punta Arenas. No, not the Rogers and Hammerstein South Pacific – that’s like […]
An Abrupt End to Summer
In Dallas, the sun’s gone down, and the monitor says it’s still 90 degrees outside; it’s mid-thirties and snowing in Punta Arenas. But here, sitting on the ramp in what is […]
Old Friends
STRONGER STORMS WILL PRODUCE FREQUENT CLOUD TO GROUND LIGHTNING…WIND GUSTS TO 40 MPH AND BRIEF MODERATE TO HEAVY RAINFALL…UP TO ONE HALF INCH IN 30 MINUTES. Blam, and the sky […]
It’s a Mystery…
The idea of rain hadn’t fully formed in my mind until it I was already half soaked by the thick wet barrage coming in sideways through the open window. I’d […]
A Different Life, Again
I found myself thinking back to Kingman, Arizona this morning. It was about seven years ago that I found myself living there for a couple of weeks while finishing up […]
Peeking out from the Land of No Should
Sorry about dropping out of the blog mid-trip there. Well, it wasn’t really mid-trip – we were on our way to the airport to head home, and there was only […]
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