Out and About with Diane

  • 2026-08 Madagascar and South Africa
  • 2026-03 Chilean Fjords
  • 2026-02 Sydney to Sydney Cruise Summary
  • 2026 Birding near Rio
  • 2026 Rapi Nui
  • 2025 New Zealand Cruise
  • 2025 GreenlanD
  • 2025 India
  • Travels

  • August 18-20, 2026: home to Johannesburg, South Africa

    August 18-20, 2026: home to Johannesburg, South Africa

    I’ve enjoyed a number of activities since the Chilean Fjords trip and before our trip to Madagascar. And now I’m on my way to Madagascar! Wahoo. Rather than…

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    Diane

    August 20, 2026

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  • April 12-13, 2026: Puerto Montt, Chile to home

    April 12-13, 2026: Puerto Montt, Chile to home

    Nice uneventful return home- successful disembarkation, took a taxi to the Puerto Montt airport, stayed in an airport lounge until our flight, boarded the flight and flew home…

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    Diane

    April 12, 2026

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  • April 11, 2026: sailing towards Puerto Montt

    April 11, 2026: sailing towards Puerto Montt

    Today it rained all day and was windy. The swells and wind along the way last night were the worst they’ve seen in 5 trips- the 5 meter…

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    Diane

    April 11, 2026

    4 min read

  • April 10, 2026: Caleta Tortel

    April 10, 2026: Caleta Tortel

    Today we visited the town/village of Caleta Tortel. The village proper doesn’t have any roads and residents walk or bike on boardwalks to get from one place to…

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    Diane

    April 10, 2026

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  • April 9, 2026: Pia XI glacier

    April 9, 2026: Pia XI glacier

    Lots of rain today, visiting the largest glacier in southern Patagonia and Patagonia Plunge. Guests can jump into the water from the landing platform to experience the Patagonia…

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    Diane

    April 9, 2026

    4 min read

  • April 8, 2026: Isle Madre de Dios and Canel Conceptcion

    April 8, 2026: Isle Madre de Dios and Canel Conceptcion

    Today we went to the beach for the morning excursion. Yep we took the zodiac to a teeny, tiny white, sandy beach in the fjords. It was surrounded…

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    Diane

    April 8, 2026

    4 min read

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