Snapshots from my 2025 World Cruise

[RooFlyer]

I thought it was a large cake. My wild imagination dreamt that there would be a weekly cake baked with that week’s nautical positioning.

Me too.

 

[Port Power]

Today has been OMG beautiful! Photos unfortunately just do not convey the magnificence of Antarctica.

This is just a float by, not an expedition. I saw penguins on ice floes and in the water, Weddell and crab eater seals on ice shelves, Minke whales, and a humpback whale barely two metres away from my balcony! Plus research stations and stunning scenery.

 

[Port Power]

My “office” is heading at 20 knots across the Drake Lake to Ushuaia. Lucky us that the calm conditions persist. It was another amazing morning seeing numerous humpback whales and amazing icebergs.

Early morning:








The map has been updated:

 

[Port Power]

My “office” has docked for the evening. Ushuaia at 10:30pm.

 

[Port Power]

Not all the images in these posts download unfortunately, but I still like to keep in touch.

Currently my “office” is cruising the Chilean fjords for two days. I am not hopeful of sighting a Chilean dolphin. The cloud has come right down, drizzle has commenced and the temperature has plummeted. I’m off to listen to another interesting guest speaker instead of standing outside with binoculars but no gloves. However, a renowned glacier is due to be seen in another hour, so I’ll be back for my jacket!







Here’s a closeup for @RooFlyer.

 

[Port Power]

Chilean fjords, this is known as Iceberg Bay. The glacier is 20km long, stretching back to the Southern Patagonian ice field. It has retreated 2km over the last sixty years, exposing the rocks that are now being colonised by lichens.

The deep blue ice is stunning!

 

[Port Power]

The floating “office” is now anchored at Puerto Chacabuco, Chile.

 

[Port Power]

The World Cruisers moved to a land based “office” at Vinemar Winery, Valparaiso, for some lunch and entertainment.

 

[Port Power]

The floating “office” is today anchored at Robinson Crusoe Island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. A beautiful place. There were sea lions playing in the ocean right by the path. Extremely windy, but a comfortable 19C.













This block had small apple trees growing, grape vines and a large vegetable garden. It was if the grandparents who had looked after it were no longer around, so no one was looking after the gardens now. The “office” is in the background.

 

[Port Power]

Another relaxing day at sea.

 

[Mattg]

The floating “office” is today anchored at Robinson Crusoe Island in the southeastern Pacific Ocean. A beautiful place. There were sea lions playing in the ocean right by the path. Extremely windy, but a comfortable 19C.

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This block had small apple trees growing, grape vines and a large vegetable garden. It was if the grandparents who had looked after it were no longer around, so no one was looking after the gardens now. The “office” is in the background.

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I've always wanted to visit Robinson Crusoe Island. It's so hard to get to that so few people will ever get the opportunity.

Was it rough on the seas getting to the island? And did you have the chance to meet any locals?

 

[Port Power]

I've always wanted to visit Robinson Crusoe Island. It's so hard to get to that so few people will ever get the opportunity.

Was it rough on the seas getting to the island? And did you have the chance to meet any locals?

It was easy getting there by tender, but took, literally, a leap of faith to board the tender. It was moving up and down a metre each way! The seamen were great lending a hand, but some passengers retreated back into the ship! Disembarking at the pier was easy though. On the way back, my tender broke its window bashing into a bolster on the ship’s platform!

There were conflicting reports if anyone actually lives permanently on Devil Island any more. There were workmen renovating a house the day we were there. There was a passing catamaran also visiting that day. James’ luggage was sent ashore by tender. A boat of some sort would later take it to the hospital on the mainland.

 

[Port Power]

The updated 3D world map. The ship has sailed west. Note that a llama has been added to Valparaiso, Chile. (It is not a giraffe as I first thought! ).

 

[Port Power]

Easter Island. The swell was too much to allow tendering on the west side near Hanga Roa township, so the ship moved to the more sheltered east side of the island.

 

[Port Power]

A different view of the caldera from the top, the cultural area where the “bird men”, according to tradition, swam out to bring back the first tern’s egg off the season, and the original semi-underground houses with the tunnel entrances. Be expected or have your head bashed in!

 

[Port Power]

The sun was low in the sky, so unfortunately these statues were mostly in silhouette. These moai are near the town.





It is lovely to see moai still with their top knots in place. (They do depict hair top knots, not hats.)

 

[Port Power]

Activities aboard ship on these many sea days included a boat building competition. All the vessels floated, even when loaded with 5-7 full cans of soft drink.

 

[RooFlyer]

Activities aboard ship on these many sea days included a boat building competition. All the vessels floated, even when loaded with 5-7 full cans of soft drink.

Not quite the Darwin Beer Can Regatta!!

 

[tgh]

The boat building comp on the dawn was a hoot, not sure if I took any pics but the winner loaded at least 48 full cans..
The trick was to snaffle a styrofoam box but the additions to make them boat like were something else..

 

[zig]

A different view of the caldera from the top, the cultural area where the “bird men”, according to tradition, swam out to bring back the first tern’s egg off the season, and the original semi-underground houses with the tunnel entrances. Be expected or have your head bashed in!

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Great photos. Nice to see some other images of Easter Island, rather than just moai (as impressive as they are).