Day 1, On the road again...

54 55.153 S, 067 10.192 W

This morning we had calm winds so we were able to get the dingy on the foredeck, deflated and secured for passage. The office called a taxi for us and we went to the Officina Antarctica and met with the Prefectura to get our zarpe to Mar del Plata. The Prefectura is the Argentinian Coast Guard. We had to sign paperwork stating that we would not go to the Falklands or Malvinas as it is called by the Argentinians. Ok, no problem, not where we want to go anyway.

We returned to Windarra and after saying goodbye to Emma and Christof of SV Venus, we departed Ushuaia at 12:10 pm.

Now we have passed Puerto Williams and Isla Navarino and headed for Estrecho de Le Maire. We plan to time it for low slack at 1:10 pm tomorrow and ride the flood north. The tricky part is having the winds cooperate as well and be going in the same direction or there are nasty overfalls.

It is 9:20 pm and still light out which is great for passage.

Happy Thanksgiving to you all. Wish we were there with you and not on passage!!!

Cheers,
Elaine and Rich

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