The title of this blog is “Just Pictures.” These photos are the best of many hundreds that we have taken of the Pacific Ocean over the past week. Some were taken as early as 6:00 am, others at twilight, just before total darkness set in. The colors – of the ocean, the clouds, the land, the sun – change with the day and our ship’s position. There are sometimes other boats and ships, sometimes just nature, sometimes snow-capped mountains, sometimes swirling water, sometimes reflections in the water, sometimes dwellings in the distance, sometimes “bergie bits” (iceberg chunks), sometimes a shipwreck (well, once!), sometimes sun….different feelings, different days.
We enjoy looking at each photo for a minute or so, reflecting on what is there, rather than just quickly scrolling through. Rod Stewart sang, “Every picture tells a story.” Different photos evoke different emotions. Some are thrilling, while some are calming. But they tell the story of our past week, sailing down the long, long coast of Chile – approximately 1,800 miles from our start in San Antonio, Chile. We found the journey, and the views, extraordinary.
This trip has been much more scenic – and in general, just “more” of everything – than we had expected. And, having heard all of our lives how rough the ocean was passing around the tip of South America, it has been much calmer than we had expected. Some of this is probably due to the protected “passage” route the ship has taken, the time of year, and some luck with the weather. The crew has mentioned a few times that this has been some of the best weather they have seen in different areas. All of those factors have assisted us in our our photographic endeavors.
These photos are not in any particular order, just places and scenes we liked and photographed. We won’t provide captions or commentary – make them your own! Each is a meditation, a snippet of life down here, approaching the end of the world. We hope you’ll just enjoy them, and perhaps put this part of the world on your bucket list.
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