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Day 35-36 – February 10-11 – Valparaiso, Chile

Day 33 – Puerto Montt, Chile

Day 41 – Hanga Roa, Chile (Easter Island)

February 9 Photos and Video

Thick fog in Valparaiso harbor 7:45 am

One of the MSC excursion staff who kept people occupied as we waited to dock

New friends Stephanie and Penny met as we waited to dock

Still thick fog at 10:00 am

Another cruise ship already docked in harbor

Wider view of harbor 10:15 am

Jan and Kelsey waiting in theatre at 1:25 pm

Finally moving – line to leave sip winds from deck 6 to deck 5 at 2:15 pm

Finally on a bus at 2:30 pm – dock workers

More dock workers looking very busy

Driving through the active dock area in a shuttle bus

Heading toward the exit from the active dock in a shuttle bus

First view from dock of Valparaiso hillside

View of docked MSC Magnifica from shuttle bus

Our tour guide for the day – Ronald

Taxi called yellow collective

Sunday flea market in a park

Looking up a hill in Valparaiso

Victoria Plaza

Valparaiso Cathedral

Residence with multi-colored units

Multi-colored residences on Valparaiso hillside

Multi-colored and shaped residences on Valparaiso hillside

Street going up a Valparaiso hill – may have been a funicular route

Multi-colored and shaped residences on Valparaiso hillside

Multi-colored and shaped residences on Valparaiso hillside

Residential street art in Valparaiso

Residential street art in Valparaiso

Residential street art in Valparaiso

Residential street art in Valparaiso

Residential street art in Valparaiso

Residential street art in Valparaiso

Residential street art in Valparaiso

Residential street art in Valparaiso

Residential street art in Valparaiso

Residential street art in Valparaiso

Flea market in Sotomayor Square

Flea market in Sotomayor Square

Monument at Sotomayor Square

Looking up a street from Sotomayor Square

For sale at Sotomayor Square flea market

Street art near Sotomayor Square

Build by a Swiss company in 1962 to celebrate Vina Del Mar as one of the headquarters that year for the Soccer World Cup

33 meter ferris wheel added to Vina Del Mar coast in December 2024

River running through Vina Del Mar

Temp around 4:30 pm

Hotel Del Mar – only casino in Chile

Moai from Easter Island

Fonck Museum in Vina Del Mar

Moai from Rapa Noi

View of Valparaiso hill on the way to the shuttle bus at the port

Key lime pie with blueberry sauce

Panorama from our balcony showing many Chilean Navy ships

View of Valparaiso hills from our balcony

Closer view of Valparaiso hills from our balcony

Many colors and shapes of the houses in Valparaiso

Closer view of some of the Chilean Navy ships

Closer view of some of the Chilean Navy ships

Narration by Ronald as we drove through Valparaiso

Narration by Ronald as we drove through Valparaiso

Narration by Ronald as we drove through Valparaiso

Narration by Ronald as we drove through Valparaiso

Narration by Ronald as we drove to Vina Del Mar

Narration by Ronald as we drove to Vina Del Mar

Remnants of Sunday flea market – all has to be cleaned by Monday morning

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

Evening show – dances and music of Chile

February 10 Photos and Video

Sunrise 2-10-2025 over the hills of Valparaiso

Still image of sunrise on 2-10-2025

Preparing to board excursion bus to winery

Buildings on hill overlooking harbor are in Valparaiso

Alvaro our guide

The empty seats in our bus – 33 of 44

Location per iPhone Maps at 9:31 am

Entering the Casablanca wine country

Entrance to Estancia El Cuadro

Drive from entrance to main building

Greeting by Daniel upon leaving the bus

Fountain area in front of main building

Estancia El Cuadro

Selfie showing hills in the area and flowers on site

Some of the flowers and a couple pretty blossoms in front

Don’t know what these are but they were on a bush on the way to the corral

Peahen with chicks (5 in total)

One of the demo riders

Older demo rider

Saddled and ready to perform

Looking at the alpaca herd

One of the alpaca herd

Another of the alpaca herd

Another of the alpaca herd

And another

Don’t remember this one’s name

Eagle flying high above us – there was a nest with 5

What was this one’s name – Alfie?

This one appears to have rubbed up against some paint

Dancers for traditional Chilean gaucho dance

Demonstrating horsemanship

Traditional gaucho dance

Gaucho dance again

Dancers posing

Dancers and riders posing

Tourists with dancers and riders

Dancers and riders

Tourist with pinot noir grapes

Tourist eating pinot noir grapes

Museum showing wine making process

Machine used to crush grapes

Machine used to separate stems from grapes

Explanation of wine making process

Explanation of wine making process

Explanation of wine making process

Wine press

Winery manager’s office

General manager and winemaker

Preparing horse and rider for work

Winemaking process explanation

Winemaking process explanation

Wine tasting area

First wine we tasted – Rose Pinot Noir

Explanation of signature wine produced at this winery

Pouring the rose

Kelsey by the entrance to the winemaking museum

Barrel with El Cuadro logo

Signature wine of El Cuadro – Carmenere

Glass with El Cuadro name

Alvaro, Roberto, Daniel

Tasting wines

Exit from main building – vineyard and hills in background

Field with 20 grape types

20 grape type from the other end

Rumored to be the first variety used to produce wine

Roberto answering Jan’s question

Roberto explaining it is illegal to add sugar when making wine in Chile

Posts marked with the 20 varieties of grapes

Wider view of rows with grape varieties

Deck surrounding main building with vineyard and hills in background

Area where lunch was served

Kelsey helping herself to salads

Salad selections for lunch – lots to choose from

Salads I picked

Beef added – they also served chicken

Panacota for dessert

Dancers performing at lunch

Alvaro dancing

iMap of area after leaving the winery

Casablanca Cathedral

Valparaiso houses from our balcony

Valparaiso houses from our balcony

Chilean naval vessels from our balcony

Masted ship near MSC Magnifica

Valparaiso houses from our balcony

MSC Magnifica inspecting our ship from a tender

Valparaiso houses from our balcony

Valparaiso houses from our balcony

Valparaiso houses from our balcony

Valparaiso houses from our balcony

Valparaiso houses from our balcony

Valparaiso houses from our balcony

Valparaiso houses from our balcony

Valparaiso houses from our balcony

Valparaiso houses from our balcony

Valparaiso houses from our balcony

Video of harbor area

Video of harbor area

Video of harbor area

Leaving Valparaiso

Leaving Valparaiso

White fish with shrimp and mussels

Risotto with cheese and basil

Veal stew

Vanilla ice cream with chocolate topping

Leaving Valparaiso then turning back to disembark crew medical emergency