The time had come to cast off lines and head to southern lands. We watched in awe as Captain Martin navigated the swirling eddies and challenging wind of White Narrows. With only a few meters of margin, National Geographic Resolution slid through at slack tide when the waters are still and easier to predict their effect on the ship.
Our afternoon activity was spent hiking to the Bernal Glacier, our first sighting of ice on the voyage! This glacier is easily accessed by a path along the moraine where guests marveled at the colors of the exposed rocks and the vivid greens of the flora. Antarctic beech trees and kettle ponds made for interesting photo subjects, as well as a few cute birds, like the tufted tit-tyrant. It was a lovely introduction to Chilean Patagonia.
