S 55 49.509 S, 067 16.883 W, Caleta Martial Sur, Isla Herschel
The crab fishermen left very early this morning and we have the pier to ourselves and Carlos' dog, who gave us sad dog eye looks as we castoff.
For most of the day we had little or no wind with flat seas. We enjoyed the view, watching the cormorrants and penguins, bobbling along as we passed. It seemed idyllic until this afternoon when the winds picked up to 25 knots and the seas as well. Not quite on the nose but close. I had hoped that the winds would abate as we got closer to the islands ahead of us but no joy. In the distance we saw 3 sailboats who must have gone passed the Horn on their way to Antarctica.
Now we are anchored in Caleta Martial Sur, the winds howling through the rigging at 26 knots. A group of dolphins swam by to say hi and went on their way. Originally we planned to anchor in Caleta Martial Nord but there was a sailboat already there. No sense in crowding.
We will look at the gribs tonight and decide what the plan is for tomorrow.
Cheers
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