The usual morning of relaxing and Jennifer deep in a good book from the Library which she needs to finish before were arrive in Valparaiso.
We went to down to the main restaurant where there was the only buffet main lunch on the trip and it was rather busy and we also felt that if we joined in that we would not be able to enjoy the final night’s dinner in the Colonnade which is Japanese style.
In the afternoon we joined a lecture on Valparaiso and Santiago given by an ex professor from the UK who must have been about 80 and with his photos of Valparaiso and Santiago of a similar age and showing Ford Cortina’s etc. He disparaged Valparaiso so much that I was having grave doubts about our stay there and perhaps we should change the location and Hotel but looking at the Hotel reviews and comments etc. I held firm.
The evening was great as the sun was shining and we were able to get a nice table outside where we enjoyed Tempura lobster and Teriyaki beef on rice supported by an excellent Italian wine in reasonable quantities. Earlier when Jen was reading her book Noel had packed his case and gone to the bar to wait for Jen but a little chasing was required and so Jennifer needed to pack her case after dinner and so Noel watched a Cohen brothers film. It was a very nice evening after enjoying a really good cruise and the only downside was the weather for the last few days which did not give us the views of the Chilean fjords that we had hoped for, oh well just have to do it again.
