We headed off around 6am on the 27th. The first anchor had been pulled up the evening before as they were expecting the wind to shift into the east and didn’t want twisted anchors. Sure enough, it had shifted and we could tell from a little swell making its way …
Factory Cove on Signy Island was a lovely sheltered anchorage – well at least as long as the wind stayed in the west, so initially, despite the wind we had a settled time there. For Christmas dinner we had Falkland Islands lamb, roast potatoes and brussel sprouts along with a …
While the weather forecast is not bad for heading to the Peninsula, it is not that good either as there is not enough wind or it is too unsettled, so we started off motoring. This gave us another taste of rock and roll as the seas once again bore no …
Today was punctuated by whales – humpback whales. The first encounter came when we left Husvik after breakfast. Heading along the coast we spotted several pods of whales. The humpbacks have a distinctive blow, quite low and diffuse in nature, and as we looked around we spotted them astern and …
We left Prince Olav’s Harbour shortly after breakfast and headed about ten miles round to Fortuna Bay. This route took us past some stunning glaciers, the most spectacular being the north-facing Fortuna Glacier just before we turned into the bay. Once in the bay we headed down to the south-eastern …
Heading up on deck before breakfast, the weather decided to keep me in suspense further as the fog rolled in on the northerly breeze. However, after breakfast it cleared at lower levels and the stunning landscape started to emerge. The beaches were littered with fur seals and elephant seals, from …
Reading: The Autumn of the Ace (Louis de Bernieres)Weather: Varied – from flat calm to SW 4-5 to fog …..Evening meals: Spaghetti bolognese; spinach, bacon and onion tart with salad: risotto with bacon and salami; chicken coated in oregano and paprika; roast lamb, roast potatoes and veg.Wildlife headcount: Commerson’s dolphins, …
Reading: Longtitude (Dava Sobel) (finished) Finn Family Moomintroll (Tove Jansson) (finished) Forever Home (Graham Norton)Weather: Wind – what else? Some rain and some sun which we have to be careful of as there is a shortage of ozone round here.Thought for the day(s): Do penguins know just how cute they …
Reading: Longtitude (Dava Sobel)Weather: Windy – the predominant weather in the Falklands …..Thought for the day: Watching an England match in a pub in the Falklands – the furthest outpost of England support?Evening meal: Chick pea burgers with beans, potatoes and saladWildlife headcount: Commerson’s dolphin, petrels, vultures (!) …. Waking …
Reading: Act of Oblivion (Robert Harris) (finished)Weather: Wind dropped right off again to NW-SW1-2, some sunshine but sometimes hazy …..Thought for the day: Dolphins around the bow – no need to think, just enjoy ….Evening meal: Chile con carne with riceCourse: 180oCDistance covered: At 1200 we had covered 1,885 miles …
