Tuesday, March 23rd, 2010
Where the sealions come to lunch We flew into the Galapgaos with Aerogal directly from Guayaqul in Ecuador and are on our way to join the yacht Queen of the Galapgos whose cruising area is one of the world’s most famous preserves of nature. We landed on the small island of Baltra, just off the […]
Monday, March 22nd, 2010
The hardest word to use aboard a luxury charter yacht is goodbye There comes a time on every superyacht charter when we have to use the G word. It is always a sad occasion especially when, as been aboard Atmosphere, we have been looked after so very well. The excitement of being on board a […]
Friday, March 19th, 2010
Whale Watching in Chile’s Bay of Tic Toc We are not hiking today, instead we plan a day of on-water exploration using Atmosphere as our base. We launch the big Zodiac Hurricane 920 RIB and get ready to set off for a day of excitement afloat in which we plan to circumnavigate the uninhabited islands […]
Friday, March 19th, 2010
On the side of the volcano it pays to be small Overnight Atmosphere has moved around 22 miles from Piti Palena to the Bay of Tictoc into which the Tictoc River flows. Here she anchored off Punta Escondido deep inside Bahia de Pescadores. We wake from our sleep surrounded by seabirds feeding from the fish […]
Friday, March 19th, 2010
Was it Mr Toad, in Wind and Willows who said, “There is nothing quite like messing about in boats on the river”? Here in a quite and sheltered part of the Palena River is a stretch of water quite literally littered with islands just waiting to be messed with and the abundance of kayaks carried […]
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Early helicopter flights ferry those seeking to catch yet more trout off to the lakes of Trebol. Two of our group leave the yacht as soon as dawn breaks and the helicopter returns to take a second group of four out to a lake at Rodriguez where they have chosen to camp overnight in what […]
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
We get in close to Dolphins and Sealions but the Whales stay away The Gulf of Corcovado is a wide stretch of Pacific between mainland Chile and Chiloe one of the county’s largest offshore islands and one made famous by the fifteen different species of exotic potatoes it exports around the world. This Gulf is […]
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
Atmosphere sails silently through the night. Navigating in such sheltered waters she has little need for her Quantum Zero Speed stabilisers with which she is fitted. Smooth seas and roll free anchorages each night seem to be the success of this exciting voyage along the Patagonian coast of Chile. We have arrived in Auchemo an […]
Wednesday, March 17th, 2010
In Chile Paddling Kayaks up the River Petrohu The superyacht Atmosphere is loaded with toys and fun facilities We have chosen to go kayaking today and given that we have never done that before that is quite daring of us. Our confidence bolstered by the fact that both Pablo and Ignacio say it is easy […]
Friday, March 12th, 2010
Atmosphere with one of her helicopters on board The two bright red Bell 407 helicopters carried aboard the superyacht Atmosphere each carries six passengers and a pilot, which means, with nine guests on board, we have to decide what each of us would like to do. The problem is, we are spoiled for choice as […]
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