We had a wonderful stay in Coquimbo where we visited the small resort town of La Serena--a cute place with beautiful views and a great beach. The other night we ran into our good friend Florian who came on the ship to do a quick inspection of the food and beverage department for the corporate office. We had a great dinner with him and got caught up on all the news. He's super excited about the new ship which he says will be the most luxurious ship on the sea. Florian left in Valparaiso to fly to Singapore to do the same inspection on the Voyager. We stayed on the ship while we were in port in Valparaiso since we've been to that city and Santiago several times. I enjoy staying on the ship while everyone is off touring. Today we're at sea and the weather is turning markedly colder--we think it's time for them to turn off the A/C on the ship. We had another lifeboat drill this morning and saw yet another visitor to the ship-- Captain John McNeil. Now we'll have to find out why he's here -- I'll report later. Next port is Puerto Montt and the beautiful Petrohue Falls then on to the fjord and glacier areas. We have our cold weather gear ready.