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NOVEMBER 29, 2019
CRUISING CHILEAN FJORDS
Today and tomorrow Viking Sun will be meandering the Chilean fjords to get back on schedule with our predetermined shore stops. The low cloud cover and occasional fog bank make for fairly dull outdoor viewing of repetitive scenery. However, there are other things to occupy us - including a kitchen tour headed by the kitchen manager. Understandably, our visit had to occur between lunch and dinner so we did not see the kitchens at their busiest.
Something happened yesterday that I didn't report at the time as I had no photos to show you. Here's what happened: while the ship was parked in front of the Garibaldi Glacier, the Viking crew set out on the tender to retrieve an iceberg - not a big one, of course, but.... well, here it is:
This chunk of ice (a berger bit) could be a million years old and it likely weighs 800 pounds. You should have seen the tenacious crew struggle to capture it and bring it aboard the ship. A video of the triumphant event played today at lunch on the pool deck screen to general appreciation. As Roseanne Roseannadana used to say, Well, it's always something".
Where were you in July 1976? Karen and I were in Montreal watching Nadia Comaneci make history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttc9aCSRqEY
CRUISING CHILEAN FJORDS
Today and tomorrow Viking Sun will be meandering the Chilean fjords to get back on schedule with our predetermined shore stops. The low cloud cover and occasional fog bank make for fairly dull outdoor viewing of repetitive scenery. However, there are other things to occupy us - including a kitchen tour headed by the kitchen manager. Understandably, our visit had to occur between lunch and dinner so we did not see the kitchens at their busiest.
Something happened yesterday that I didn't report at the time as I had no photos to show you. Here's what happened: while the ship was parked in front of the Garibaldi Glacier, the Viking crew set out on the tender to retrieve an iceberg - not a big one, of course, but.... well, here it is:
This chunk of ice (a berger bit) could be a million years old and it likely weighs 800 pounds. You should have seen the tenacious crew struggle to capture it and bring it aboard the ship. A video of the triumphant event played today at lunch on the pool deck screen to general appreciation. As Roseanne Roseannadana used to say, Well, it's always something".
Where were you in July 1976? Karen and I were in Montreal watching Nadia Comaneci make history: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ttc9aCSRqEY
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