53 37.460 S, 072 19.096 W, Bahia Mussel
Yesterday we stayed at Caleta Playa Parda Chica. It was nice and sunny so I did a little laundry which dried nicely in the sun. Rich and I read and relaxed most of the day.
This morning we had intended to get up at 6:30 am but as it was raining and windy early in the morning we slept in and waited until after the net to get the shore lines and the anchor. Rich went in the dingy and untied the shore lines, while I coiled them into the baskets. By 10 am we were anchor up and heading out.
The clouds lifted during the day and we had sunshine and blue patches. In the distance we could see snow covered mountains and glaciers.
We had current and wind in our favor for most of the trip until we got to the intersection with Paso Jeronimo then we had 3 knots against us for a while until we went into the anchorage. At the intersection there is an armada station, way out in the middle of nowhere in the straits. They called and asked for our information such as call sign, number of persons on board, next port, next anchorage, current position. Fairly easy even with our Spanish.
We are anchored at the head of the bay with no lines tonight (yippee!). There is a wind off the land but we seem to be holding well. We saw whale blow as we entered. The island, Isla Carlos III, is a sea park to protect the humpback whales in the area.
Tomorrow we hope to continue on.
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