Beagle Channel
Packing and repacking and repacking...
By Blog.Admin
Pack half what you think you need.Men aren't going to understand this...except perhaps documentarians that travel with ditty bags large enough to be used as body bags. I've been packing for 3 weeks.
Headed Down The Beagle Channel
By Blog.Admin
Tuesday 24 February, 9.30am
We arrived back in Ushuaia from our unscheduled adventure early on the morning of the 22nd. After replenishing our stores, taking on a new group of excited passengers, completing the mandatory lifeboat drill and clearing customs we threw the liens and headed back down the Beagle Channel around 6pm.
The days are getting shorter quickly. The golden hour for photographers in the Beagle Channel is now closer to 7 or 8 pm compared to 10 or 11 pm in mid January. We were treated to some vibrant rainbows and gorgeous scenery on our way out to sea. We knew it would not
Back in Ushuaia
By Blog.Admin
3 February 2009
We arrived back into Ushuaia slightly ahead of schedule. Everyone was ecstatic about spending a little less time than expected in the clutches of the open ocean.
It is always a little unusual seeing trees again after spending time amongst the peaks and glaciers of the Antarctic Peninsula. The trees at the mouth of the Beagle Channel have a distinct lean. Strong winds scour the landscape. It is a fairly desolate picture, but beautiful in its own right.
On the way down the channel, Chile is on the port or western side of the channel and Argentina is on the starboard or ea