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No launching possible tonight, seas still crashing dangerously on every corner of the beach. Maybe tom very early morning on low tide

Pos: here Loc: Isla Deceit Acc: tent Dist: 0 km The weather calmed down today to a 20 kn west wind so far, the seas are going down from horrible 4-5 m crashing on my beach to now maybe 3-4 m, but by now 5.30 pm it is still too dangerous to launch, though I […]

Pos: here Loc: Isla Deceit Acc: tent Dist: 0 km Not much happened today, besides the good news that Juan Pablo was safe and sound now on a rescue boat of the Armada Argentina. Good. Now I have to get myself my own ass and kayak out of this windy southern area, both in one […]

Pos: here Loc: Isla Deceit Acc: tent Dist: 0 km I survived the night with still up to 50 knots wind in a horrible noisy fluttering tent, but due to my added guy lines yesterday I could actually relax, and got some sleep. This morning I could improve again the rocks on my tent flaps […]

On my morning sat phone call to my boyfriend Peter in Denmark I had to learn the horrible news Alejandro Daniel Carranza, my great friend and main contact in Argentina/ Buenos Aires, drowned on the 26th on his attempt to paddle the 30 km across to Staten Island on the south eastern corner of Argentina. […]

Pos: here Loc: Isla Deceit Acc: tent Dist: 0 km It is really now “Cape Horn” weather – I’ve never experienced such storm and water in my life. The wind is up to 50 knots. But I must admit I’d rather have seen it from the safe cliff top of the Cape Horn Navy station […]

Pos: here Loc: Isla Deceit Acc: tent Dist: 86,7 km Start: 4:30 End: 20:30 The day started as forecasted – dead calm. It stayed dead calm quite a long time, and the crossing was as easy as it can be. At about 6 am, half way into the crossing, I heard an engine behind me […]

55.9074 67.0839 I landed. update later

Pos: here Loc: Puerto Torro Acc: tent Dist: 46,3 km Start: 9:30 End: 18:45 I checked the weather forecast again last night, and the “magic calm Tuesday” was still there, and better than ever. I decided that this will be the day for the crossing – with two paddling days before to get to the […]

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