Day 13: Morning cruising, afternoon in
Puerto Edén
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A morning of scenic cruising, followed
by an afternoon visit to the village of Puerto Edén,
home to the Kawésqar people.
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Wednesday 13th March 2024
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A rainy morning as we
continued sailing north, but the ever-changing landscape
kept us interested. |
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Just before lunch we
approached the small village of Puerto Edén. We hoped
that the rain would hold off long enough for us to be able
to go ashore and not get too wet. |
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Having been on the ship
for the whole day yesterday, we decided to go ashore despite
the weather. Afterwards, we were so pleased that we had.
The place had beautiful birds and plants in abundance and
we really enjoyed the stroll. |
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Once we were all back
on back, the anchor was taken up and we began sailing towards
the "English Narrows". |
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The rain dried up and
we were treated to some gorgeous shafts of sunshine in the
early evening. |
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Before dinner, we sailed
around the wreck of a freighter, the MV Captain Leonidas,
which ran aground on the Bajo Cotopaxi (Cotopaxi Bank) in
1968. |
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At a pre-dinner briefing,
we were given the news that our schedule was to be changed
and that instead of sailing directly out of the fjords and
into the Gulf of Penas, severe weather in the Pacific was
going to force us to spend another day within the shelter
provided by the fjords. More about that tomorrow. |
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