Wednesday, January 19, 2011

Drake Passage

Ship's coordinates: -61.3S, -64.69W (direction North)
Air Temp: 0.0C
Sea Temp: 0.7C

We are crossing the Drake Passage, discovered and named in 1577 by the famous British explorer Sir Francis Drake.  Here, where the Pacific Ocean meets the Atlantic Ocean, the waters are often rough.  Today it's not too bad, we have swells of 2 to 3 meters and all is proceeding well.  After many days in coves and straits, one can definitely tell that we are in open seas again.....

We will be at sea the whole day, with ocean and grey skies as far as the eye can see, but I have a few photos taken from the bridge yesterday afternoon that are worth posting.


Stiamo attraversando il Drake Passage, scoperto nel 1577 dal famoso esploratore britannico Sir Francis Drake.  Qui si incontrano l'oceano Pacifico e l'oceano Atlantico e le acque sono spesso molto agitate.  Finora tutto procede bene, le onde di 2 o 3 metri ci fanno certamente sentire che siamo in mare aperto, soprattuto dopo aver trascorso tanti giorni in baie protette.

Saremo in viaggio tutto il giorno con solo oceano e cieli grigi, ma ho alcune foto fatte ieri dal ponte della nave che vale la pena mostrare.

Paradise Bay - Antarctic Peninsula

Paradise Bay

Argentine Base at Paradise Bay

Paradise Bay

Paradise Bay

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