Revisiting Lunch on a Navimag Ferry

The bottom third of Chile is a chatoc jumble of volcanic mountains, islands and ice fields. The only way through, regrettably for those of a weaker constitution, is with a boat.

The Navimag ferry, although it looked rather uninviting stacked heavily with live cattle transport,

was not without entertainment(see entries under Deck Chess and Booze).

We shared a four person cabin with two other married backpackers(something of a rarity) that were luckily very cool and didn't snore more than we did. We ate together, froze on deck together and warmed up in the lounge together with the Chilean specialty drink, pisco sour(made of brandy, citrus, sugar and egg white).

It took four nights to get to Puerto Montt through beautiful, desolate, mostly calm waters. Only one evening was spent inspecting the boat railings. All in all, not a bad average.

The sleeping elephant below. You have to have a good imagination. . .or several piscos.