We departed Punta Arenas around 8pm and discovered that our luggage had indeed arrived in time! It was nice to step out of the clothes I had been wearing for about three days. I met the ship’s cruise director and event coordinator and we set up a schedule for some of my talks. My first one will be tomorrow and will be about Cape Horn, which is timely since we will be in Ushuaia later that day and then the Horn the following day. The Prinsendam is a wonderful ship of about 800 passengers. The stage/lecture site will hold about 350 or so passengers. I have met many wonderful passengers and crew and am psyched about my upcoming talk. When we departed Punta Arenas, the weather turned cloudy and stormy as we headed west into the Strait of Magellan. The sunset was very pretty, there was even a rainbow and then the clouds closed in. I had hoped to see the Southern Cross constellation after dark but it will have to be another night. With the arrival of the luggage, however, everything is now going smoothly and the adventure feels like it has truly begun!
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