I am so behind on this blog! Pay attention to the days of week posted in the blog - not the dates of posts!

Saturday - Punta Arenas. The southernmost city of Chile and the largest in this part of South America, Punta Arenas was a major shipping port until the Panama Canal was completed and is still the main city of Patagonia. I took a shore excursion to a working estancia. At the sheep ranch we saw a sheep shearing, herding demonstration, and had a great lunch of barbecued lamb, trimmings, and Chilean wine. Prior to lunch we had Pisco Sours with empanadas. Empanadas were not new to me, but Pisco Sours were! The best way I can describe is a South American version of a Margarita (Pisco, lemon, egg white, syrup, and bitters). Yummy! After lunch we had several liqueurs. And then they let us get on horses! So, Pisco Sours, wine, and after dinner liquers and a little food thrown in. We were primed . Great time.

After we returned to Punta Arenas, I hit the central park where a crafts fair was in progress. Picked up several Alpaca scarves for relatives and myself. Alpaca wool is sooo soft. Then I stopped in a grocery store to pick up some Chilean wine (hey, I have to be equitable to the wine industries!) before heading back to the ship.