This morning at was clear, sunny and crisp. Since we arrived on Saturday morning we have been working on Windarra, testing systems and cleaning after the six months of cold weather in the Southern Hemisphere. We are glad that there was much less mildew than we expected but still requires a wipe down with diluted bleach. Today was a bit of a setback with the heater, as it decided to stop working, but Rich persevered, got out the vacuum cleaner and cleaned the burner can - a sooty job, replaced the injector and did some other magic and we are back being toasty again. The time is perfect as the winds have piped up to the 20 knot range and there are raindrops too.
The ferry ride was comfortable as we were in Cama class, meaning the seats fully reclined to flat horizontal. The movies were the exact same as the trip we made last April but not a loud. The weather was perfect and great daylight views of the glaciers in the Beagle Channel. The ferry skipper even diverted to provide a closer view. After dropping off a few passengers, the ferry anchored in the flat, calm harbor and we enjoyed a good night of sleep. Saturday morning was busy, offloading our luggage - 4 suitcases, 2 backpacks and 4 boxes of food from Punta Arenas. Later in the morning Rich went with Francesco to pick up our 3 AGM batteries.
Still plenty to do.....
Above is a photo of Los Dientes from Windarra's bow and then looking astern at SV La Cardinale and the mountains of Tierra del Fuego in the distance.
