Punta Arenas is the southernmost city of Chile. Sitting by the Strait of Magellan, it had been a booming town before Panama Canal was constructed. Today's Punta Arenas is a quiet city and a tourist hub of Chilean Patagonia region.
In hindsight, we feel that we were so over prepared because we had some very mild weather in Antarctica. However, volatility is the nature of the Antarctic weather. You should prepare for the worst.
When to visit, what to see, how to choose the ship and how much to pay are some important considerations when planning an Antarctica cruise trip.
We were fortunate to have a chance to make this once in a lifetime journey to Antarctica at the turn of the year. I wish to be able to share the excitements and inspirations in the following posts.
Maroon Bells is one of the most photographed places in the world.
From Colorado Spring to Aspen, we didn't take the more ambitious road. The decision was right because we reached Aspen before dark and still got abundant photo opportunities along the way.
It's cloudy the whole afternoon when we were at the National Park, but the sky suddenly turned clear and the color was very sublet at sunset. Unfortunately, we have left the park and on our way to Colorado Spring at that time.
In the first day morning, we had a city tour of Denver downtown to see the State Capitol, the 16th street mall and Larimer Square.
Before Thanksgiving, we had a short excursion to L.A. We stopped at Bakersfield for the night and came back by 101 the next day.