El Vagabond - Volcanoes & Beaches in Golfo Corcovado.....

Volcanoes & Beaches in Golfo Corcovado.....

El Vagabond

Vicki & Roger Mortimer

Tue 9 Nov 2010 22:23

09 November 2010 Position 43 04.2S, 73 30.9W

Blog Entries

2016

Nov 2016

Mon 21 Nov 16:18
- Storm Angus...

Oct 2016

Sat 22 Oct 16:04
- Guernsey...
Tue 4 Oct 15:56
- BACK HOME - Portsmouth Harbour

Sep 2016

Sat 24 Sep 14:54
- Cherbourg...

Aug 2016

Thu 25 Aug 08:59
- Treguier...
Thu 18 Aug 18:56
- Back in France...
Sat 13 Aug 11:57
- Only 300 miles to go...
Tue 9 Aug 13:01
- Where is the wind ?
Sun 7 Aug 11:44
- Whale watching...
Thu 4 Aug 12:27
- On our way again...

Jul 2016

Mon 18 Jul 14:52
- Arrival in Terceira, Azores...
Sat 16 Jul 17:34
- Can almost smell the Beer...
Wed 13 Jul 20:10
- And it continues to rain...
Mon 11 Jul 14:00
- Here we go...
Thu 7 Jul 20:35
- Back on track...
Mon 4 Jul 17:40
- Hanging on in there...
Fri 1 Jul 18:28
- Slow start...

Jun 2016

Wed 1 Jun 17:42
- Newport, RI

May 2016

Wed 25 May 17:07
- Provincetown...
Sun 22 May 16:52
- Portsmouth to Gosport...
Wed 11 May 16:39
- On our way home...

2015

Oct 2015

Tue 27 Oct 19:27
- Out on the Hard...
Fri 2 Oct 17:22
- Boothbay Harbour again...

Sep 2015

Sat 26 Sep 17:19
- McGlathery Island, Maine
Sun 20 Sep 19:22
- St Andrews, New Brunswick...
Sat 12 Sep 15:36
- Bar Harbour, Mount Desert Island, ME...

Aug 2015

Sun 30 Aug 15:34
- The Cranberries...
Wed 26 Aug 15:31
- Bold Island, ME...
Fri 21 Aug 15:27
- Tenant's Harbour, ME...
Tue 18 Aug 15:08
- Boothbay Harbour, Maine....
Sun 9 Aug 18:55
- Newburyport, Massachusetts...

Jul 2015

Thu 23 Jul 17:00
- Martha's Vineyard...

Jun 2015

Fri 26 Jun 16:29
- Having a Good Day in the USA...
Tue 23 Jun 12:56
- Almost there...
Thu 18 Jun 13:34
- Slow Progress...
Sat 13 Jun 13:19
- Moving along steadily...
Tue 9 Jun 14:41
- We're on our way again and heading North...
Thu 4 Jun 23:46
- Tyrell's bay, Carriacou...

May 2015

Sat 2 May 19:27
- Circumnavigators R Us... Yee Haw !!!

Apr 2015

Tue 28 Apr 12:09
- Almost there...
Sat 25 Apr 13:30
- Prickly Bay beckons...
Mon 20 Apr 12:45
- 1,400 miles still to go...
Wed 15 Apr 11:48
- Back in the North...
Mon 13 Apr 12:22
- The Equator beckons...
Thu 9 Apr 12:28
- Squalls abound...
Mon 6 Apr 17:19
- Plodding along...
Wed 1 Apr 14:26
- Still slow going...

Mar 2015

Sun 29 Mar 11:07
- Very Slow Progress...
Wed 25 Mar 10:10
- We're off - last leg...
Thu 12 Mar 13:56
- Jamestown, St. Helena...
Fri 6 Mar 13:56
- Not long now...
Mon 2 Mar 13:11
- 150 mile a day average.....

Feb 2015

Sun 22 Feb 17:52
- Dassen Island...
Sat 21 Feb 11:36
- Leaving Cape Town...

Jan 2015

Fri 23 Jan 13:26
- Cape Town...
- The Cape of Good Hope...
Thu 22 Jan 11:15
- Bottom Bit of Africa...
Tue 13 Jan 14:48
- Port Elizabeth...
Sun 11 Jan 14:43
- Riding the Agulhas Current - 10 1/2 Knots - Woo Hoo...
Fri 9 Jan 14:35
- It's not a bad life....

2014

Dec 2014

Thu 11 Dec 12:11
- Durban......
Mon 8 Dec 11:09
- Almost there.......
Mon 1 Dec 11:23
- Not there yet...

Nov 2014

Wed 26 Nov 10:56
- On the move again...
Fri 21 Nov 06:38
- Holiday Time in Mauritius...
Mon 17 Nov 06:16
- Back on target...
Thu 13 Nov 02:08
- Progress slowed due to lack of wind.... again....
Sun 9 Nov 03:29
- The Indian Ocean Kindle Disaster of 2014....
Wed 5 Nov 05:27
- It's all go...

Oct 2014

Thu 30 Oct 01:46
- Still Swelly Seas....
Sun 26 Oct 08:43
- Rockin' & Rollin'....
Tue 21 Oct 03:11
- Eureka !!! We've found the wind....
Thu 16 Oct 23:59
- Slow but sure.....
Sat 11 Oct 03:11
- Chasing the wind....
Tue 7 Oct 09:47
- Finally... on our way to South Africa...

Aug 2014

Fri 29 Aug 01:57
- Darwin.... our last Australian Port of Call......
Sun 24 Aug 07:12
- Almost halfway across the top... rocking & rolling...
Sat 16 Aug 00:23
- Morris Island
Sat 2 Aug 03:12
- Crocodiles in Cairns......

Jul 2014

Tue 29 Jul 03:05
- Dunk Island...
Sat 19 Jul 05:16
- Scawfell Island...
Fri 11 Jul 06:06
- Urangan Harbour...
Mon 7 Jul 05:48
- Great Sandy Straits...
Thu 3 Jul 05:38
- Cruisin' the Gold Coast...

Jun 2014

Mon 23 Jun 04:24
- Laurieton, Camden Haven...
Wed 11 Jun 04:10
- 5 year catch up with Inn for a Penny........

May 2014

Fri 23 May 04:49
- Anchored by the Anzac Bridge (aka Madonna's Bra)...
Thu 22 May 20:54
- Sydney - here we are...
Sat 17 May 23:34
- Over halfway now...
Wed 14 May 23:20
- Not sure about this Windward stuff...
Mon 12 May 00:15
- On our way to Oz........
Wed 7 May 23:51
- Almost ready for OZ....

Apr 2014

Tue 22 Apr 23:45
- Kumutoto Bay for the last time......
Wed 9 Apr 23:42
- Clifford Bay......
Mon 7 Apr 23:33
- Akaroa again.....

Mar 2014

Sun 23 Mar 00:11
- Golf at Ringa Ringa Heights GC....
Wed 12 Mar 00:05
- Abraham's Bosom....
Wed 5 Mar 09:01
- Easy Harbour...
- Murderers Cove...
Sun 2 Mar 05:01
- Stewart Island... still here...

Feb 2014

Mon 17 Feb 23:57
- Still heading South...
Mon 10 Feb 00:27
- Kiwi Spotting on Stewart Island.....

Jan 2014

Sat 25 Jan 23:16
- French Bay, Akaroa
Wed 15 Jan 23:11
- Windy Wellington....

2013

Dec 2013

Tue 31 Dec 22:58
- Happy New Year from Snug Cove...
Wed 25 Dec 22:53
- Merry Christmas...
Sat 14 Dec 22:50
- Kumutoto Bay... back again !!!
Sun 8 Dec 22:44
- Marina & Marriage....

Oct 2013

Mon 28 Oct 22:39
- Kumutoto Bay........ love it here !!!
Tue 1 Oct 21:28
- Feeling fitter than ever...

May 2013

Sun 19 May 03:09
- Skiing in Queenstown.....
Sat 4 May 03:04
- Ship's Cove, Marlborough Sounds

Mar 2013

Sat 2 Mar 02:13
- Akaroa - a bit of France in NZ...

Feb 2013

Sun 17 Feb 03:42
- 1930's Weekend in Napier...

Jan 2013

Tue 29 Jan 00:00
- Great Barrier Island
Tue 1 Jan 02:19
- New Year Winery...

2012

Dec 2012

Tue 25 Dec 02:24
- Happy Christmas...

Nov 2012

Thu 29 Nov 02:22
- Civilisation in Auckland...
Wed 21 Nov 00:48
- Light winds delay progress...
Thu 15 Nov 02:30
- On our way home....
Fri 9 Nov 21:04
- Ta Ta to Tonga...

Oct 2012

Wed 17 Oct 04:35
- Tootling in Tonga....

Sep 2012

Fri 14 Sep 19:33
- Whale watching in Tonga...

Aug 2012

Sun 26 Aug 23:29
- Surrounded by Sharks (little ones) in Suvarov...
Sat 11 Aug 02:38
- Basking in Bora Bora....
Fri 3 Aug 03:26
- Relaxing in Raiatea...

Jul 2012

Fri 20 Jul 03:40
- Lazing in the Leewards...

Jun 2012

Tue 26 Jun 02:04
- Rallying to Moorea...
Wed 20 Jun 21:36
- Tropical Tahiti...
Mon 11 Jun 20:34
- Tuamotos - A South Pacific Paradise
Thu 7 Jun 00:34
- From Gambier Islands to the Tuamotos...

May 2012

Tue 8 May 23:05
- Baguettes for Breakfast...
Tue 1 May 19:26
- Bounty Bay beckons...

Apr 2012

Sun 22 Apr 17:28
- 10,000 mile detour at an end...
Sat 14 Apr 21:28
- Chipping along nicely...
Tue 10 Apr 18:57
- En route to Pitcairn Island...

Mar 2012

Sat 24 Mar 16:46
- Isla Robinson Crusoe...
Fri 16 Mar 20:21
- Leaving Chile tomorrow - Finally stowed all those Toilet Rolls and Wine Bottles....
Thu 1 Mar 16:28
- Still buying gallons of Wine...

Feb 2012

Wed 22 Feb 15:27
- Stocking up for the next 9 months...
Tue 14 Feb 11:25
- Back "home" at Club de Yates, Valdivia...
Thu 9 Feb 22:35
- Almost back in Valdivia...

Jan 2012

Sun 29 Jan 18:17
- Bahia TicToc - our 100th new Patagonian anchorage...
Sat 14 Jan 20:30
- At the San Rafael Glacier accompanied by some "awesome" Ice Bergs...
Sun 8 Jan 00:39
- Still Heading South...
Sun 1 Jan 19:23
- 5 Star Luxury in Puyuhuapi to see in the New Year...

2011

Dec 2011

Sun 25 Dec 18:38
- Relaxing in Poza de Ora (Pond of Gold) in the sunshine for Christmas...
Sun 18 Dec 20:25
- A bit further South but still warm and sunny for Vicki's Birthday...
Fri 16 Dec 21:30
- Sun & warm(ish) sand between our toes at Estero Quintupeu for Monty's Birthday...
Sun 11 Dec 12:28
- Heading South for Christmas...

Jul 2011

Mon 4 Jul 15:05
- Back to "our" Farm for a few months' land time...
Sat 2 Jul 15:04
- Puerto Montt - At last we have arrived after 76 days in the wilderness...

Jun 2011

Wed 29 Jun 15:35
- Mechuque - a welcome stop after 55 knots up the bottom all day...
Wed 22 Jun 22:29
- Safely North of Penas and on the home run...
Sun 19 Jun 17:51
- On the move again...
Fri 17 Jun 17:13
- Still here in Puerto Francisco...
Sat 11 Jun 17:30
- Still poised ready to head North across the Golfo de Penas...
Mon 6 Jun 20:57
- Poised at the Golfo de Penas (the "Gulf of Pain")...
Thu 2 Jun 22:24
- Puerto Eden - First civilisation after 6 1/2 weeks...

May 2011

Sun 29 May 21:20
- Otters abound in Caleta "Otter Pole", Isla Chatham...
Sat 21 May 21:16
- Caleta Victoria - beautiful but cold...
Tue 17 May 19:14
- Goodbye to the Magellan Straits...
Mon 9 May 11:35
- Slowly but surely... still not quite reached the Magellan Straits...

Apr 2011

Sat 30 Apr 15:01
- 2 Anchors and 6 Shorelines holding us down on Isla Chair...
Sun 24 Apr 17:15
- Easter at Caleta Beaulieu with a growling Glacier as our only neighbour...
Thu 21 Apr 21:55
- The Beagle Channel in the Autumn Sun...
Sat 16 Apr 13:26
- Busy stocking up for the next 3 months drifting in the Patagonian Canals....
Fri 8 Apr 22:21
- Almost back in Chile...
Fri 1 Apr 16:22
- Hiding from the wind & the Argies in Isla de Los Estados (again)...

Mar 2011

Tue 29 Mar 13:38
- On our way back to Chile...
Mon 21 Mar 14:56
- Waiting for a weather window on New Island in the Falklands and.... yep, more Penguins !!!
Mon 7 Mar 22:33
- More Penguins on Carcass Island - still in the Falklands...
Sat 5 Mar 14:15
- P-P-Pick up a Penguin on Pebble Island, West Falklands...

Feb 2011

Fri 18 Feb 19:10
- At last.... A decent Pint in Port Stanley, Falkland Islands !!!
Wed 16 Feb 19:08
- Out of hiding and on our way again...
Wed 9 Feb 16:16
- En Route to the Falklands - a quick stop at Isla de Los Estados...

Jan 2011

Thu 6 Jan 18:36
- Retail Therapy in Ushuaia for Vicki...
Wed 5 Jan 18:35
- Well earned pint on "The Micalvi"
Tue 4 Jan 18:34
- Southernmost Village in the World - Official Cape Horners !!
Mon 3 Jan 18:33
- Rounding Cape Horn flying the kite... Yo !!!!
Sun 2 Jan 18:32
- Last stop before the Horn...

2010

Dec 2010

Wed 22 Dec 17:17
- The Southernmost Town in the World (Puerto Williams) for Christmas...
Wed 15 Dec 21:29
- Holed up in Caleta Brecknock - awesome !!
Sun 12 Dec 15:45
- Hello to the Hailstorms...
Tue 7 Dec 21:52
- The Magellan Straits.... Yo !!
Wed 1 Dec 16:03
- Icebergs on Tap.....

Nov 2010

Sat 20 Nov 21:46
- Isla Clemente - Hello to the Williwaws !!!
Wed 17 Nov 22:10
- Waterfalls & Beaches in Canal Chacabuco...
Tue 9 Nov 22:23
- Volcanoes & Beaches in Golfo Corcovado.....

Oct 2010

Fri 29 Oct 18:04
- Last Stock up in Puerto Montt before heading South...
Fri 22 Oct 18:01
- Land time over and back on the water...

Mar 2010

Tue 30 Mar 14:47
- Valdivia, Chile - Terra Firma at last...
Sun 28 Mar 17:24
- Beer & Chips soon...
Tue 23 Mar 15:07
- Still Romping Along(ish)...
Fri 19 Mar 18:05
- Bl**dy Cold down here !!!
Sat 13 Mar 17:37
- Creeping towards the 'Roaring Forties'...
Fri 5 Mar 17:13
- On the move again...

Feb 2010

Thu 11 Feb 16:00
- Safely arrived at Easter Island in time for their annual Festival...

Jan 2010

Sun 31 Jan 23:19
- Heading for Easter Island...

2009

Dec 2009

Fri 25 Dec 19:40
- Christmas Day in Galapagos...
Mon 21 Dec 17:46
- Getting there.....slowly !!
Wed 16 Dec 21:23
- Monty's Birthday - Highlight of the Doldrums
Thu 10 Dec 15:48
- We're off to Galapagos...

Nov 2009

Thu 5 Nov 13:35
- Hello to the Pacific
Wed 4 Nov 14:33
- Goodbye Caribbean