As we begin our journey on Silverseas’ SHADOW across the Pacific Ocean from Valparaiso, Chile to Auckland, New Zealand we hope you will enjoy some of our images and information we learn along the way.
We loved Santiago a very modern city with such varied new architecture with historic buildings right next door. We ate at the restaurant of a Bangor girl, Kenyon Shubert who grew up with our guys. She relocated here after law school and opened their very good vegetarian restaurant with two other Chilean women. It was so interesting to visit the house and museum of poet Pablo N
erunda.
Our first port is Robinson Crusoe Island where Selkirk was stranded for 4 years being rescued in 1708, the story for the book: “Robinson Crusoe”. It is inhabited by 600 people and 1500 fur seals nearby. We were able to go around the island in a small boat, thanks to our French friend, Paul. We had a great guide Pedro who lives there with his wife and 2 children. Their lobster season runs from Oct to March. A new industry on the island is the 
treasure hunter who is excavating (with financial support of a gentleman, Keiser, from Chicago) the last Spanish galleon treasure of $10 billion supposedly buried here. Also the Dresden sank offshore here in 1915. Back to the ship and 3 sea days before Easter Island and yes we did get to see the Super Bowl.
Boy what a day around Easter Island on Feb 6th as we could not land after the first tender went ashore with a sick woman. It was quite rough. However the captain was quite clever and he asked Sir Tony Wilson who is one of the lecturers on board to give a detailed description from the bridge as we circumnavigated the island and saw the Moais from afar.
Today we are planning a New England gathering as the Wilsons live 6 months in Vermont and there are 14 more of us northerners. It’s quite rough and raining today and it looks doubtful to get into Pitcairn Island tomorrow.
We loved Santiago a very modern city with such varied new architecture with historic buildings right next door. We ate at the restaurant of a Bangor girl, Kenyon Shubert who grew up with our guys. She relocated here after law school and opened their very good vegetarian restaurant with two other Chilean women. It was so interesting to visit the house and museum of poet Pablo N
erunda.
Our first port is Robinson Crusoe Island where Selkirk was stranded for 4 years being rescued in 1708, the story for the book: “Robinson Crusoe”. It is inhabited by 600 people and 1500 fur seals nearby. We were able to go around the island in a small boat, thanks to our French friend, Paul. We had a great guide Pedro who lives there with his wife and 2 children. Their lobster season runs from Oct to March. A new industry on the island is the 
treasure hunter who is excavating (with financial support of a gentleman, Keiser, from Chicago) the last Spanish galleon treasure of $10 billion supposedly buried here. Also the Dresden sank offshore here in 1915. Back to the ship and 3 sea days before Easter Island and yes we did get to see the Super Bowl.Boy what a day around Easter Island on Feb 6th as we could not land after the first tender went ashore with a sick woman. It was quite rough. However the captain was quite clever and he asked Sir Tony Wilson who is one of the lecturers on board to give a detailed description from the bridge as we circumnavigated the island and saw the Moais from afar.
Today we are planning a New England gathering as the Wilsons live 6 months in Vermont and there are 14 more of us northerners. It’s quite rough and raining today and it looks doubtful to get into Pitcairn Island tomorrow.
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