42 19.289 S, 073 15.332 W
As it was raining and miserable out we decided to stay at Caleta Anihue (anyhow, anyhoo, anyhooie?) We had a leisurely breakfast, an ometet. Usually in the morning we have been checking the internet, reading our email, checking Google News, the weather, etc, but as we have no wifi and no cell connection, we did some reading, of the paper kind. Rich did some research in our files on the boat on the alternate and the charge controller and later in the afternoon he did some rewiring and now the alternator it charging the batteries as it should and the Outback Mate system is reporting as it should. Meanwhile I baked a carrot cake, sewed a hole in a jeans pocket and started to arrange some of our DVDs in a new binder. Not a bad day.
As I was reading in the cockpit, I looked up and saw a sailboat come in and anchor near us. I was SV Frannie B. They left Puerto Montt yesterday, anchored farther north and arrived here in the afternoon. We will be loosely joining them as we continue south.
Tomorrow, we will....
Cheers.
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Friday, December 5, 2014
Thursday, December 4, 2014
Caleta Anihue 12/4
42 19.289 S, 073 15.332 W
This morning we were up anchor at 9:30 am. Rich used our scythe to clear away some lines of mussels off of the anchor. Despite the haze and clouds in the distance we were still about to see snow on the Andes to the east. There were pelicans and penguins floating by. The current was with us, pushing us as much as 1.5 - 2 knots favorably and we saw 8.5 knots of speed over the ground for part of the trip.
We are anchored at Caleta Anihue, near Isla Mechanque which we visited earlier this year. Tomorrow there are predictions of 90% chance of rain so we may stay a day and wait for better weather before continuing.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
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This morning we were up anchor at 9:30 am. Rich used our scythe to clear away some lines of mussels off of the anchor. Despite the haze and clouds in the distance we were still about to see snow on the Andes to the east. There were pelicans and penguins floating by. The current was with us, pushing us as much as 1.5 - 2 knots favorably and we saw 8.5 knots of speed over the ground for part of the trip.
We are anchored at Caleta Anihue, near Isla Mechanque which we visited earlier this year. Tomorrow there are predictions of 90% chance of rain so we may stay a day and wait for better weather before continuing.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
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Wednesday, December 3, 2014
Back on the road again, Estero Chope 12/3/2014
41 48.896 S, 073 04.862 W
Yesterday we went to the Chilean Armada office and filed our zarpe to Puerto Williams, via Puerto Eden. We estimated our arrival in Puerto Eden mid January and Puerto Williams mid February. It may be sooner but it is better to overestimate. I will send our position information to the Armada plus Search and Rescue daily.
This morning Franck and Maia of SV Petit Prince came by to say goodbye. They have given us lots of information about the canals in the south and we look forward to seeing the places they described.
At 9:45 am we eased out of the slip at Club Nautico Reloncavi. Don and Lauren, his new crewperson, of SV Limbo helped cast off our docklines. It feels good to be one our way and heading southward.
I have not written much of this past month or so. It has been busy doing boat projects like installing new wind instrument and cable (Rich up the mast 3 times), new Iridium GO, repaired heater (very important), reinstalled repaired center fuel tank (high on the list), finding parts and installing 2 fuel prefilters so we may switch from one to another, etc, etc. We also spent time provisioning at Jumbo, Bigger, Santa Isobel and Lider, the supermarkets in Puerto Montt as well as Angelmo, the Saturday morning fresh market for vegetables, fruit, salmon and crab. With our new additional jerry jugs we have 750 liters of fuel total. On deck we have 4 floating lines of 100 plus meters long each in baskets so that when we anchor in tight spots we can tie to trees on shore.
It wasn't all work and no play. We did enjoy lunch at the club with other cruisers including Tom and Dorothy of SV Joyant, Richard and Susan of SV Abrazo, as well as BBQs with Roel and Jacomine of SY Tara of the Netherlands, Franck and Maia and their two children of SV Petit Prince of France. Richard and Susan also took us to Cotele, a restaurant run by an ex-pat cruiser from South Africa (look it up on Trip Advisor). It was a great meal of very thick, very tender filet with sides of salad and potatoes with a special cheesecake like dessert. Yummy. For Thanksgiving we joined Ned, Carol and Rachel on SV Frannie B plus Don and Lauren of SV Limbo, with turkey and all of the trimmings including pumpkin pie and berry pie. The leftovers were great too.
Finally we reached escape velocity and we are on the move. Estero Chope is a long inlet with muscle and salmon farms but a quiet, peaceful anchorage. It is time to chill out.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
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Yesterday we went to the Chilean Armada office and filed our zarpe to Puerto Williams, via Puerto Eden. We estimated our arrival in Puerto Eden mid January and Puerto Williams mid February. It may be sooner but it is better to overestimate. I will send our position information to the Armada plus Search and Rescue daily.
This morning Franck and Maia of SV Petit Prince came by to say goodbye. They have given us lots of information about the canals in the south and we look forward to seeing the places they described.
At 9:45 am we eased out of the slip at Club Nautico Reloncavi. Don and Lauren, his new crewperson, of SV Limbo helped cast off our docklines. It feels good to be one our way and heading southward.
I have not written much of this past month or so. It has been busy doing boat projects like installing new wind instrument and cable (Rich up the mast 3 times), new Iridium GO, repaired heater (very important), reinstalled repaired center fuel tank (high on the list), finding parts and installing 2 fuel prefilters so we may switch from one to another, etc, etc. We also spent time provisioning at Jumbo, Bigger, Santa Isobel and Lider, the supermarkets in Puerto Montt as well as Angelmo, the Saturday morning fresh market for vegetables, fruit, salmon and crab. With our new additional jerry jugs we have 750 liters of fuel total. On deck we have 4 floating lines of 100 plus meters long each in baskets so that when we anchor in tight spots we can tie to trees on shore.
It wasn't all work and no play. We did enjoy lunch at the club with other cruisers including Tom and Dorothy of SV Joyant, Richard and Susan of SV Abrazo, as well as BBQs with Roel and Jacomine of SY Tara of the Netherlands, Franck and Maia and their two children of SV Petit Prince of France. Richard and Susan also took us to Cotele, a restaurant run by an ex-pat cruiser from South Africa (look it up on Trip Advisor). It was a great meal of very thick, very tender filet with sides of salad and potatoes with a special cheesecake like dessert. Yummy. For Thanksgiving we joined Ned, Carol and Rachel on SV Frannie B plus Don and Lauren of SV Limbo, with turkey and all of the trimmings including pumpkin pie and berry pie. The leftovers were great too.
Finally we reached escape velocity and we are on the move. Estero Chope is a long inlet with muscle and salmon farms but a quiet, peaceful anchorage. It is time to chill out.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
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Monday, December 1, 2014
Re: Up the mast
Bon Voyage!
Doug
(In Japan)
Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 2, 2014, at 6:32 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, Rich came down successfully. If you look at the blog I posted a picture of us having dinner last night at a great Italian restaurant here in Pto Montt. Fresh homemade pasta, pizza and tiramisu. Of course, not as good as Jesse's but not bad for southern Chile! The owner/cook of the restaurant is from Sicily!
>
> Current plan is to get fuel tomorrow, visit the Armada and leave early Wednesday morning.
>
> We will be switching over to sailmail unless we have cell/wifi which will be less and less as we go south.
>
> We have the Iridium working too
>
> Cheers!
> Love you all,
> Elaine and Rich
>
> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
>
>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Rae Wannier <rae.wannier@yale.edu> wrote:
>>
>> And here I am eagerly awaiting the follow-up picture to document that Richard made it safely back down the mast again…
>>
>> In the meantime I will be imagining sunshine and rainbows and that beautiful blue sky in the background. I'm sending off apps like crazy today.
>>
>> Love,
>> Rae
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Doug Hansmann wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>>>
>>> D
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>>>
>>>> <photo.JPG>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
>>
Doug
(In Japan)
Sent from my iPhone
> On Dec 2, 2014, at 6:32 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>
> Yes, Rich came down successfully. If you look at the blog I posted a picture of us having dinner last night at a great Italian restaurant here in Pto Montt. Fresh homemade pasta, pizza and tiramisu. Of course, not as good as Jesse's but not bad for southern Chile! The owner/cook of the restaurant is from Sicily!
>
> Current plan is to get fuel tomorrow, visit the Armada and leave early Wednesday morning.
>
> We will be switching over to sailmail unless we have cell/wifi which will be less and less as we go south.
>
> We have the Iridium working too
>
> Cheers!
> Love you all,
> Elaine and Rich
>
> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
>
>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Rae Wannier <rae.wannier@yale.edu> wrote:
>>
>> And here I am eagerly awaiting the follow-up picture to document that Richard made it safely back down the mast again…
>>
>> In the meantime I will be imagining sunshine and rainbows and that beautiful blue sky in the background. I'm sending off apps like crazy today.
>>
>> Love,
>> Rae
>>
>>
>>> On Nov 30, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Doug Hansmann wrote:
>>>
>>> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>>>
>>> D
>>>
>>> Sent from my iPhone
>>>
>>>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>>>
>>>> <photo.JPG>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
>>
Re: Up the mast
Yes, Rich came down successfully. If you look at the blog I posted a picture of us having dinner last night at a great Italian restaurant here in Pto Montt. Fresh homemade pasta, pizza and tiramisu. Of course, not as good as Jesse's but not bad for southern Chile! The owner/cook of the restaurant is from Sicily!
Current plan is to get fuel tomorrow, visit the Armada and leave early Wednesday morning.
We will be switching over to sailmail unless we have cell/wifi which will be less and less as we go south.
We have the Iridium working too
Cheers!
Love you all,
Elaine and Rich
Sent from Elaine's iPhone
> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Rae Wannier <rae.wannier@yale.edu> wrote:
>
> And here I am eagerly awaiting the follow-up picture to document that Richard made it safely back down the mast again…
>
> In the meantime I will be imagining sunshine and rainbows and that beautiful blue sky in the background. I'm sending off apps like crazy today.
>
> Love,
> Rae
>
>
>> On Nov 30, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Doug Hansmann wrote:
>>
>> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>>
>> D
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>>
>>> <photo.JPG>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
>
Current plan is to get fuel tomorrow, visit the Armada and leave early Wednesday morning.
We will be switching over to sailmail unless we have cell/wifi which will be less and less as we go south.
We have the Iridium working too
Cheers!
Love you all,
Elaine and Rich
Sent from Elaine's iPhone
> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:48 PM, Rae Wannier <rae.wannier@yale.edu> wrote:
>
> And here I am eagerly awaiting the follow-up picture to document that Richard made it safely back down the mast again…
>
> In the meantime I will be imagining sunshine and rainbows and that beautiful blue sky in the background. I'm sending off apps like crazy today.
>
> Love,
> Rae
>
>
>> On Nov 30, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Doug Hansmann wrote:
>>
>> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>>
>> D
>>
>> Sent from my iPhone
>>
>>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>>
>>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>>
>>> <photo.JPG>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
>
Re: Up the mast
Yes all lights are in good working order as well as the new wind instruments. Certainly out pieces of yard on the shrouds were good and reliable but did not communicate with the autopilot so new instruments were necessary as well as a new cable down the mast.
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
Sent from Elaine's iPhone
> On Nov 30, 2014, at 7:50 PM, Doug Hansmann <doug.hansmann@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>
> D
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>
>> <photo.JPG>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
Cheers,
Elaine and Rich
Sent from Elaine's iPhone
> On Nov 30, 2014, at 7:50 PM, Doug Hansmann <doug.hansmann@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>
> D
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>
>> <photo.JPG>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
Re: Up the mast
And here I am eagerly awaiting the follow-up picture to document that Richard made it safely back down the mast again…
In the meantime I will be imagining sunshine and rainbows and that beautiful blue sky in the background. I'm sending off apps like crazy today.
Love,
Rae
On Nov 30, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Doug Hansmann wrote:
> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>
> D
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>
>> <photo.JPG>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
In the meantime I will be imagining sunshine and rainbows and that beautiful blue sky in the background. I'm sending off apps like crazy today.
Love,
Rae
On Nov 30, 2014, at 5:50 PM, Doug Hansmann wrote:
> Hey, buddy...got a light?
>
> D
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> On Dec 1, 2014, at 3:55 AM, Windarra <svwindarra@hotmail.com> wrote:
>>
>> Rich is up the mast now, tidying up where he put on the new wind instruments, 65 ft off the water!
>>
>> <photo.JPG>
>>
>>
>>
>> Sent from Elaine's iPhone
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