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Pos: here Loc: Bahia Fortuna Isla Bavelstock Acc: tent Dist: 31,2 km Start: 6:50 End: 14:35 During the night, I heard a snuffling and puffing below my tent – as I was camping on a 2 m high rock just above the water line, a seal was floating underneath me and made his usual noises! […]

Pos: here Loc: Isla Manuel Rodriguet Acc: tent Dist: 57 km Start: 6:55 End: 18:30 A great paddling day! But first of all I’m very sorry I didn’t stop at the Navy Station for the night – but conditions were too good today to finish already at noon! 30 km to the station were not […]

Pos: here Loc: Peninsula Munoz Gamero Acc: tent Dist: 35,4 km Start: 7:05 End: 16:10 Eventually paddling again! 20 knots all day – well, just about… The first 9 km up to the headland were some work, 3 hrs for that…though sheltered from big seas with a line of island, it was still tough and […]

Pos: here Loc: Bahia Clift Acc: tent Dist: 0 km I’m not sure what is a greater torture – the direct view from the high up place on the gravel beach on the whipped up sea and the wind and heavy rain shaking my tent, like on my last two day’s camp – which were […]

Pos: here Loc: Bahia Clift Acc: tent Dist: 0 km I checked the forecast early morning 5.30 am, my usual wake up time, and it got worse – 20-25 knots in the morning, 25-35 knots in the afternoon. Reason enough to stay put in my safe and sheltered camp site, as tomorrow will be the […]

Pos: here Loc: Bahia Clift Acc: tent Dist: 23,3 km Start: 6:20 End: 15:50 Magellan Strait shows it’s farewell from the toughest side…the forecast for today was in the morning 10-15 knots, afternoon breezing up to 20-30 knots as usual… So I crossed my bay and where I stayed the night it was quite calm […]

Pos: here Loc: between Bahia Hannant and Bahia Bell Acc: tent Dist: 48,2 km Start: 6:35 End: 17:35 Why is Fjordland not always like this? Calm to moderate headwinds (well, the other direction would be nicer…), sunny sky, reasonable temperatures, nice view…still I assumed the second half of the day won’t be that windy (15 […]

Pos: here Loc: Caleta Villena Acc: tent Dist: 0 km What weather…at least last night was reasonably calm with maybe around 20 knots of wind and no rain. I could take away my additional inner tent poles (the split paddles…), and had a bit more space for a calm sleep. But soon early in the […]

Pos: here Loc: Caleta Villena Acc: tent Dist: 0 km Why the heck did I dare to camp in a non-wind protected place? Well, maybe because campsites are rare here…what makes a good camp site? It needs to be dry from water from underneath and from water from the rising tide. It needs to be […]

Pos: here Loc: Caleta Villena Acc: tent Dist: 38,9 km Start: 6:30 End: 15:50 There is only so much rain, wind, cold- and wetness, sore wind eyes, frozen feet and hands your body and mind can take… This day had it all. First no wind and no rain, but frozen hands and feet. There was […]