A Blast at the Horn ; at South America's Tip, Nature at Its Wildest, and Most Wonderful
The Record, Bergen County, NJ › November 02, 2005
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It is an alternative to the cold winters of our Northern Hemisphere. A visit to the Southern Hemisphere, circumnavigating the tip of South America, can be one of the most rewarding, fascinating and scenery-rich cruise itineraries I know.
Waves lashing Cape Horn's granite cliffs arise from the meeting of three great oceans: Pacific, South Atlantic and Antarctic. That confluence of restless waters creates a unique caldron of conflicting winds, turbulent waves, squalls and showers, a weather system like no other on Earth.See the full content of this document
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A Blast at the Horn ; at South America's Tip, Nature at Its Wildest, and Most Wonderful
We sailed from Valparaiso, Chile, aboard Norwegian Cruise Line's Norwegian Crown, heading east around the Horn for a journey that would end in Buenos Aires, Argentina, two weeks later.
Our first stop, Puerto Montt, is a useful port. Though wonderful excursions inland to Chilean national parks beckoned, we lingered most happily...See the full content of this document
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