11/3/08  11:00

We left at 9:30.  Very quiet night, the water was like glass this morning.  The rain held off until we got under way, when half a dozen seals came diving over to inspect us. As we left Caleta Notch the wind increased to NNW Force 4, it’s still early for the strong winds.

14:00

The wind doesn’t really get up until 1PM and by 2PM it’s Force 7 on the nose. The Straight open up a lot here so there’s plenty of room for the sea to go and it’s not as bad as it’s been.  We are going to Puerto Tamar which is at the Western head of the Magellan Strait.  Tamar was a British expedition ship working here in 1764.

It hasn’t been raining much yet today.   The landscape is quite unreal; the rocks look like fluffy foam.

17:00

As we begin the last 5 miles the wind comes up on cue to Force 8.  As we approach the bay, an octet of dolphins arrive also on cue and escort us to our anchorage. While there is no big sea, only small whitecaps, there is a lot of wind, none of the older folks fancy a dinghy trip in these condition, so we're trying to keep Nik occupied.

Today’s pix:

The first two of the mooring in Caleta Notch which I meant to send yesterday.

The third is Nik on top of a steep hill next to the boat, in order to take the next 4 pictures.

Then we have the fluffy rock, some of our dolphin escort and a view from the anchorage in Puerto Tamar.