Since Montevideo we spent two days at sea--landed Port Stanley, the Faulkland Islands. Did a short tour to see the penguins--also past a mine field that was fenced off, a remnant from the was between Great Britain and Argentine. A rough ride the night before coming into this area--the South Atlantic was generating some fairly large waves. Cathy slept right through it.
Spent another day at sea, and rounded the southern tip of South America -- better known as Cape Horn, and located at latitude 56 degrees south--at 6:30 local time on the 22 day of Feb 2009--This point is farther south than any other land mass in the world, and is still about 2000 miles north of the south pole.
Today, we are tied up at the port city of Ushuaia, the southern most city (town of 140,000) in South America. This is the jumping off port for the ships going to Anartica. Beautiful bay, ringed with majestic peaks, many of them snow covered--the end of the Andes Mountain chain.
Leave today at 3 pm and will pass several glaciers before night fall around 8:30.
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Dad this stuff is so great. I am sorry I just don't have time to read it as it happens, but please keep the record going I am looking forward to reading it when I get back. Love you Dad.
ReplyDeleteHELP!!!!!!!!!!!!!
ReplyDeleteOur friends have been kidnapped by penguins!
Last contact February 23.
No ransom sought or delivered.
Please, someone, alert the French Polar Institute and Luc Jacquet immediately. Perhaps a case of Stoli, some prime herring and signed contracts for “March of the Penguins II” can persuade the little beasties to release our friends from captivity. If something is not done soon, the blog will be forced to rename: Travel Derails