I have to be very brief, I am using the office computer of the Prefectura Naval in Puerto Almanza, appr 35 Miles East of Ushuaia.
Earlier in the morning, we had our kayak kit checked by the Prefectura Naval in Ushuaia (flares, VHF, Epirp, helmet, sat phone etc.), only to be told that Uhsuaia harbor is closed due to a storm ... finally, at 12 noon the storm died down, and the harbor officially "re-opened" and we set out from Ushuaia on an Easterly course (or was it an Easterly Bearing?).
Our kayaks are again heavy and fully loaded. All hatches, plus the cockpit, are loaded with food for appr 4 weeks to make sure we have enough to eat in case we will get stormed in for a week or two,and have to stay ashore in an area without road access.
We were pleased to see little farms, and fishing villages along our route after paddling through man-less wilderness for the past 13 days (except Ushuiai of course). Tonite we sleep on the little beach of Puerto Almanze, a fishing village with 4 fishing boats floating in the little harbor, and 6 more lying on the beach like dying whales ...
1 and 2 more days of padddling, the road and estancias (farms) will give again way to un touched wilderness which we find both inspiring and also sad ... and then there is the Estrecho de La Maire everyone warned us about.
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ReplyDeleteI don't know when you will see this. Lemaire Stretch is the second place in the zone in which the ships are sinked (first is Cape Horn). But for moments is a wolf and for others is a sheep. If it is a wolf you can eat your food, and read the first trip arround the world of Pigafetta Antonio(in spanish), and if it is a sheep throw the damned book anywhere and paddle!. . . . simple.
You will be Okey! :)I'm sure.
I envy you!
Alejandro
Estreche de Maire sounds a bit ominous (2nd to Cape Horn)... Good luck you two!
ReplyDeleteWilderness is not sad. It is beautiful. Man does not have to leave footprints everywhere to make the earth his. Some of it ( a lot of it ) should remain untouched. I do not need to walk in all of the wilderness. I just need to know that it still exists .... and to know a small corner of it. Jacqui
ReplyDeleteNot wise to have shown me out to blog...Anyway Biff, I can't give you much advise because I am no paddler, so I'll only say this: You must be in a zone right now, and I think I understand the feeling, so just remember that sometimes wisdom is the highest expression of courage. Love you and good luck from the old man! (sorry I used Mum's computer again)
ReplyDeleteWow!
ReplyDeleteBut they are not crossing Lemaire, they will be following the coastline. And they are intelligent people, will not fight with the whether. The problem they will only have is a delay in the trip, be bored by reading in spanish and assleep trying to sleep in a Jet engine if the wind is strong.
Look at the picture that Biff had taken recently, a lot of pieces of ice floating in a mirror. Means that the water can be a mirror there too. This is for you, Jacquie and old man. They allways will have the shore to go. Biff is a smart girl don't worry.
Alejandro
Very well friends! Cold Beer and Nemo with due respect all the seas and now it's the turn of Le Maire.
ReplyDeleteMarcus & Biff I hope in the Magellan Strait.
hugs
Kiko
Hi!!
ReplyDeleteSo glad that everything is going so well! I've been following your progress and wow, you guys are motoring..haha no pun intended. I've just realized now that it is possible to write comments, so I thought I'd send you lots of hugs via your blog. Good luck for this next bit..ou'd better slow down otherwise you're going to make it back before you intended to ;)
xoxoxoxo
Ettie