53 57.065 S, 071 36.105 W, Caleta Hidden
This morning we were anchor up and out by 8:00 am. As we passed Bahia Ballena, Rich saw a fluke of a whale plus we saw blow, in fact we heard it, it was so close. Lots of seals jumping in the water too. The winds died as the day progressed and the seas became flat calm. Not what you would expect, but we didn't mind it.
Now we are tucked in at Caleta Hidden with two shore lines. The anchorage is about 2 miles up a fjord, very calm and peaceful. We saw what looked like a beaver swimming in the water as we went by.
According to the book, "1421: The Year China Discovered America" by Gavin Menzies, the Chinese sailed through the straits in 1421, led by an admiral by the name of Hong Bao. Magellan came through in 1520, with charts that showed the straits that he 'discovered'. If China had not subsequently destroyed their records of the discoveries, we would now be passing through the "Straits of Hong Bao", not the Straits of Magellan or Estrecho de Magallanes.
Just sayin'
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