Tuesday 24th February
In Travemunde until May 2020
Nick Pochin
Tue 24 Feb 2009 21:49
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position 49:07.66S 74:24.75W
On Sunday we spent the night in Caleta Sally a
peaceful anchorage just round the headland from the Glacier Ventisquero in Seno
Eyre. We are surrounded by big chunks of ice even in the anchorage so having to
be careful.Monday morning we motored to the foot of the Glacier for a photo
shoot.Huge noises as large walls of ice dropped into the sea,not the best place
to take a GRP yacht to! We motored very slowly with a spotter on the bow and
there was ice in the water for ten miles.
We arrived in Puerto Eden Monday evening.Today we
are having a rest day.Puerto Eden is a small Fishing village population 170
people and this is the first house or person we have seen since leaving Puerto
Williams some 700nmiles away!! We took on board 800 litres of diesel and then
went shopping in the supermercardo.This was smaller than the smallest village
shop I have ever seen and not a lot we could buy.We will stay tonight as there
is a supply ship arriving in the morning where we have high hopes of getting
fresh vegetables.Don't hold your breath! The Armada have been very helpful and
there is free internet in the school which is the largest building which houses
200 children!! I don't understand Perhaps they are expecting a baby
boom!
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