‘In Patagonia’ is a captivating blend of travelogue, personal fiction and history, written in a laconic style that faithfully expresses the oddness of Patagonia’s vast and often bleak landscapes, and even odder people and history.

Today was our last day in Puerto Chacabuco and I went on a tour to Coyhaique and the River Simpson Valley. Coyhaique is the capital of the region and some 70km from Puerto Chacabuco. The road there leads from Puerto Aysen and winds it’s way between dramatic mountains, damp forests and icy cold rivers. It [...]

I decided to shoot everything at 55mm in Puerto Chacabuco. Normally I like to shoot at wideangle and my telephoto lenses are vastly underused. I like wideangle because of the perspective and it forces me to get close to the subject. Everything looks amazing through a 24mm lens. But the time had come to force [...]

I’ve just had a story published on the Timesonline website. To see it go to the Timesonline Your World website and choose South America from the continent list on the right, then Chile, and the story is titled The Most Unusual Church and the Biggest Rhubarb I’ve Ever Seen. You can also read it below:The [...]

These photos were taken from the deck of the cruise ship in the evening as we approached the small Chilean town of Puerto Chacabuco, which lies at the end of a narrow fjord. This part of Patagonia is very beautiful. Forested mountains rise out of the water, clouds swirling around their peaks. It’s cold and [...]

Coquimbo was a one off port of call for us on our 18 day South America cruise. North of Valparaiso, the hot dry sun was a welcome change after the cold weather of the south.
Coquimbo is another Chilean coastal town surrounded by hills and tin houses. Wide concrete staircases led up the hills. It was [...]

We were back in Puerto Chacabuco again. This little port fascinates me. It’s rained every time that we are here and it’s summer. I can’t help but wonder how it must be to live in this cold, damp and isolated place. It’s very beautiful but can the beauty make up for constant gloom and low [...]

Corral, Chile was a one off stop for us on our 18 day South America cruise. It’s a small, underdeveloped port on Chile’s west coast a little north of Puerto Montt and close to the city of Valdivia.
The ship anchored in the bay and there was a short tender ride ashore. It was a cold, [...]

Punta Arenas Revisited
We were back in Punta Arenas a couple of days ago. The weather had improved, a little. It was sunny but there was an icy cold wind down by the sea. I took some photos of the tin houses that most people live in there. I walked down to the sea again to [...]

One of the great things about working on a cruise ship is that occasionally we get to see something quite amazing that is very difficult to experience any other way. I never get tired of seeing glaciers from a ship, each one is different and it’s exciting to see how close we can get. My [...]