Punta Arenas, Chile

We spent a day here. We had from 9am until 4:30 pm in port and it was a short walk to town. I went to town early to find an ATM and took a short walk around town. The bank guard was helpful and even took the large bills to the teller and got change for me. Punta Arenas is the southern most city except for Antarctica. It is located on the Strait of Magellan. It was a major port prior to the opening of the Panama Canal. It was founded as a penal colony in the 1840s and used as such until 1949.

Our day in port…. I went kayaking, Patty did laundry. Thanks Patty😊!

Me and my kayak partner, Ray, from Dallas,TX
Guides had us raft up after a 20 minute paddle on the Strait of Magellan. We got a 10 minute history, flora, and fauna lesson. We are paddling the same water as Magellan did in 1520…. that’s exactly 500 years ago!! A fine 90 minute paddle.

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