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Thursday afternoon it was boarding time for the long voyage back towards Rotterdam. We will pass the Falkland Islands, Ascension Island and the Açores. On the day of ...

At 1730 the pilot came on board. He will guide us to the entrance of the Beagle Channel. We will drop anchor there for a last quiet night before we go to sea on Saturday ...

Predicted strong northerly winds prevented us from seeing Cape Horn, so as a bonus we visited Estancia Harberton, a fine consolation prize for not travelling close by the ...

After our visit to the beautiful Paradise Harbour we depart early in the morning for a nice sailing day. Today Lemaire Channel is on our schedule. The day started out with...

After Deception, as said, we sailed to Trinity. There in the bay the first dinghies left the ship even before dropping anchor. There where many icebergs and even with the ...

it was time to find a place for the night and with the strong cold wind from the east we decided that Yankee Harbour would be the best choice. This is a beautiful sheltered...

Elvira reports:
"Today after breakfast it was time for our first landing. The weather is good and now and then the sun shines through the clouds. The first dinghies are ...