We made our way around Cape Horn this morning with unusually calm seas and high winds but not the hurricane force that is often experienced on this leg of our trip. It was very exciting to be standing in the bow, being blown sideways trying to capture a picture of the Island of Horn which, to you all, will appear to be "another of Sally's rock pictures". The simple but often complicated passage from Pacific to Atlantic Oceans carries with it the stored memories of Magellan and Drake but I would have to think that after they first viewed it they didn't get to go below for a breakfast of warm oatmeal with stewed figs and bananas. Nope....that would be me but it diminishes the excitement of the rounding of the Cape in no way.
Yesterday, I got my first penguin viewing and it was simply fantastic. They are the most magical wee birds and I do not know why we humans are so enamoured of them but certainly the dance they provide for their viewers has a lot to do with it. We saw Gentoo and Magellan penguins on an island in the Beagle Channel. The Gentoos are the larger of the two, more of a miniature King or Emperor (only found in Antarctica :-( with orange feet and bill while the Magellans are small, cute and a bit more marked in their black and white colouring. How is that for a naturalist's description? :-) We have lots more of them to come so you may tire of pictures but I certainly won't tire of seeing them. I took a couple of videos and will try to put one of them on if they aren't too large.
After rounding Cape Horn we are now cruising at full speed in Drake Passage making our way to the Falklands for tomorrow morning. Lots of swells on this passage so it will be great for sleeping tonight! Love to all, Sally xoxo p.s. looks like I am having some technical difficulties with uploading pictures tonight....will try to do better tomorrow........
Saturday, February 6, 2010
Beagle Channel, Ushuaia, Argentina and around Cape Horn
We made our way around Cape Horn this morning with unusually calm seas and high winds but not the hurricane force that is often experienced on this leg of our trip. It was very exciting to be standing in the bow, being blown sideways trying to capture a picture of the Island of Horn which, to you all, will appear to be "another of Sally's rock pictures". The simple but often complicated passage from Pacific to Atlantic Oceans carries with it the stored memories of Magellan and Drake but I would have to think that after they first viewed it they didn't get to go below for a breakfast of warm oatmeal with stewed figs and bananas. Nope....that would be me but it diminishes the excitement of the rounding of the Cape in no way.
Yesterday, I got my first penguin viewing and it was simply fantastic. They are the most magical wee birds and I do not know why we humans are so enamoured of them but certainly the dance they provide for their viewers has a lot to do with it. We saw Gentoo and Magellan penguins on an island in the Beagle Channel. The Gentoos are the larger of the two, more of a miniature King or Emperor (only found in Antarctica :-( with orange feet and bill while the Magellans are small, cute and a bit more marked in their black and white colouring. How is that for a naturalist's description? :-) We have lots more of them to come so you may tire of pictures but I certainly won't tire of seeing them. I took a couple of videos and will try to put one of them on if they aren't too large.
After rounding Cape Horn we are now cruising at full speed in Drake Passage making our way to the Falklands for tomorrow morning. Lots of swells on this passage so it will be great for sleeping tonight! Love to all, Sally xoxo p.s. looks like I am having some technical difficulties with uploading pictures tonight....will try to do better tomorrow........
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