Day 15: A bit of a swell in the Gulf of
Penas
|
|
A calm morning with more beautiful
scenery in the fjords,
followed by quite a rough afternoon and night at
sea.
|
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
We both attended Grant's
photography workshop and picked up some useful tips. |
|
|
| |
|
|
| |
|
| |
As we approached the
end of the Messier Channel, the sun came out and we made
the most of the calm conditions to get out on deck. It turned
out to be a photo opportunity with some of the nice people
we have met so far on the tirp. |
|
|
| |
|
| |
We really enjoyed Peter
and Eveline's company and hope to stay in touch with them. |
|
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
|
| |
We enjoyed a good lunch
on the Lido Deck in calm conditions. A snapshot of our position
at 14:11 showed that we were about to enter the Gulf of
Penas. |
|
|
| |
The sea immediately began
to look a little choppy. |
|
|
| |
We were strongly recommended
to return to our cabins and make ourselves comfortable for
the next few hours. The captain gave us a status report
just as things began to turn lively. (Sound on) |
|
|
| |
This is a map I found
on my weather app, indicating wave heights of 5 metres.
(Yesterday they were at 10 metres!) |
|
|
| |
The ship had been prepared! |
|
|
| |
|
| |
A snapshot of the situation
at 14:47. The wave height was recorded as 3.4 metres, not
quite as bad as feared. |
|
|
|
| |
Further snapshots at
18:33 and 01:56 the next morning. The motion was a bit uncomfortable,
but Bruce managed to make it to the diningroom for dinner
anyway. Geoff stayed in bed. By 01:56 we had left the gulf
and were heading north. The ship had made good progress
and there was considerably less motion by the early hours
of the morning. |
|
|
|
| |
We would be sailing
all day tomorrow, heading directly for Puerto Monnt, where
we hoped to go ashore the following day. Sadly, we could
not visit Chiloe Island because of the weather delays we
had experienced. |
|
|
| |
|
|
