El Brujo Glacier - Chile

Early this morning we arrived in a fjord in front of the El Brujo Glacier in Chile. As usual on our trip, the morning was cloudy and drizzle rain. We had a Special OPs boat at 10 am which took us in to the O'Higgins National Park lands along the fjord. As we went along away from the ship there were green mountains and waterfalls from the melting snow and ice in the mountains. We were able to make it through the glacial ice fields near the boat. As the day went on, the sun came out and melted away the glacial ice in the fjord during the sunny day. The view were blue skies, green mountains and ice. We did see one dolphin in the morning, but that was it.
We immediately went back out on a Zodiac tour. These stay closer to the Polaris and the glacier that we are stationed next to. These are smaller and can take us closer to the glacier, along the shore to view the wildlife and into a cravace with multiple waterfalls. We were able to stop in front of the icy blue glacier and hear the calving of ice as it cracked off and fell into the fjord. It sounds like thunder when it happens. We were watching the glacier and an iceberg behind us split into 2 pieces, which was a surprise since we were not expecting that so close to the Zodiac. Along the way we saw Turkey Buzzards that are like buzzards at home and take care of dead animal carcasses. We also saw Cormorants sitting on the rocks carved smooth by the glacier. Our guide was very good and took a lot of time letting us enjoy the glacier up close and the tight double rock wall crevasse with the waterfalls. It was barely wider than the Zodiac.
On our way back we stopped off at another Zodiac that had Mimosas for us to toast the glacier and enjoy the morning.
Then back to the ship for dinner in the Captain's private dining room for the passengers going all the way from Antarctica to Florida.Read more