Final 2/14 - Cape Horn - Ushuaia - Home
While in the Drake Passage, Stephen climbed the mast and brought down the halyard so a trysail could be hoisted to give us more speed.
We rounded Cape Horn under sail in bright moonlight Thursday morning at 3 AM. There was not much talking as we all watched respectfully from the deck and passed by one of the most famous, and infamous, places on earth.
In the last hours, I copied everyone’s digital pictures and videos onto my laptop: 26.3 gigabytes, 8,286 photos.
That night we glided to our moorings in Ushuaia, Argentina, experiencing the sights and sounds of civilization for the first time in a month. The next day brought the inevitable and surprisingly emotional break-up of ten people from seven nations, who had come together for a once in a lifetime experience.
February 18th, 2009 at 9:46 pm
Hi Richard, great to see you got home OK - we hope the love heart earing paid dividends !! :o)
We are now in the blistering heat of Easter Island ….. strange that a few days after leaving the freezing cold of Antarctica we are now in shorts and drinking gallons of water.
Next stop NZ for us.
Give our regards to the family and have a cuppa from us.
Cheers,
James & Sonia