25:38.00S 126:39.00W – 200 Miles East of Pitcairn Island. Our battered Chilean courtesy flag, now retired A week of trade wind sailing at last. We have had only one slow day during the last week and even then we made …
Chau Chau Wolfgang, chau South America, aloha Polynesia Read more »
Paula tests a flare Saturday 13 February 2016 37:14.00S 075:30.00W – Pacific Ocean 260NM SE of Isla Juan Fernandez Off at last. With the engine repaired we did our final provisions shop in Puerto Montt and got everything stowed. Tuesday …
Sunday 07 February 2016 41:39.14S 073:03.62W – Marina Costa de Huelmo We eventually got the heat-exchanger back from the shop on Wednesday; not exactly as good as new but I wasn’t going to let them keep it any longer. They …
Last Sunday we motored into Marina Costa de Huelmo with the intention of staying for a week to ten days. We planned to start the servicing and provisioning prior to a short trip across the Andes to visit Paula`s parents to …
22nd January 2016 41:48.90S 073:04.00 W We have had a change of scenery this week from the low rolling islands on the west side of the Golfo de Ancud to the steep fjords of the Andean foot hills on the …
Mountainous views, Tábanos and a World War I hideaway Read more »
After the excitement of last week we have had a very quiet one this time. Leaving Castro the day after the collision we motored on a very quiet and warm day through the islands to Isla Alao where we anchored …
In this week’s blog I was going to write about the Tábanos a huge biting fly, about visiting a church and getting a stainless steel thing made. But instead I’m going to tell you about an incident that happened to …
Well that is Christmas done and dusted and as I write this the New Year is just a few hours away. This time last year we were slipping out of Stanley Harbour, Falkland Islands, on a quiet evening about to …
A year in, an overnight trip, national parks and a cultural observation Read more »
Still in Estero Pellu on Isla Apiao, we took a stroll along the coast at low tide to visit the community where we found the usual collection of boats on the beach, some in use some under construction and a …
The church at Metahue, Isla Buta Chauques 42:36.66S 073:13.15W We spent a couple of days in Metahue observing life, chilling and doing chores. We saw the ferry arrive one evening bringing half a dozen people home from their travels and …
Everything including the kitchen sink – comes on the ferry Read more »