Around South America in 80 Days

January 26, 2019

Castro, Chile

There were very few excursions available for Castro and none of them really appealed to me so Pat and I decided to walk around and look for wool. There was a good market down from the pier and we each bought a few things and then decided to hike up (and I do mean up) to the town square. We visited a grocery store, a variety store (I needed glue to help repair a pair of shoes), the Cathedral, and then to a mall. In the mall we each had a donut at Patagonia Donuts and an orange juice. We then headed back to the tender pier down about a million steps.

At 3 pm there was a Chilean Food and Wine Festival by the Lido pool. The cost was $25 but you could have all the Chilean wine you could drink. I did not participate.

We tied with two other teams for the win in afternoon trivia with 14 out of 18.

1) The world’s longest fence (3488 miles) is in which country?

2) The “w” in motor oil (like 10W40) stands for what?

3) Which country has the largest national park as well the most northerly?

4) Formed in the U.K. in 1961, this organizations logo shows a lighted candle surrounded by barbed wire. Name the organization.

5) What does a hygrometer measure?

At trivia, Linda mentioned an Australia Day celebration in the Crow’s Nest at 7:30 so I decided to eat with my second table so I could go to it. I had shrimp cocktail, fruit, leg of lamb, and Pavlova with ice cream for dessert. There were Aussie decorations in the dining room and the servers were dressed for the occasion.

Evening trivia was in the Showroom at Sea which has horrible lighting but was the only venue available. We had 14 out of 17 but the winning team had 16.

1) What was Australia originally called?

2) What is the first country alphabetically?

3) What is the most widely used vegetable in the world?

4) What is the most common symbol on flags?

5) Blue, green, red, and yellow are four of the colors of the Olympics. What is the fifth?

Pat and I then went up to the Crow’s Nest for the Australia Day celebration. It was nothing like ones I have been to on previous cruises. Part of the Crow’s Nest was blocked off for a private cocktail party just for the Australians on board. About 45 minutes after it was over, Stevie (the piano guy) played a couple of Australian songs. That was it. Very disappointing.

Returned to my cabin and worked on my pictures until it was time for the 10 pm show. The show featured pianist Jason Lyle Black who played medleys of TV themes, movies themes, and even created music from notes called out by the audience. Good show.

From my deck