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The sun came out and the seas went down. A bit.
Report 19 February - Team B on board Pelagic in the Drake Passage approaching Cape Horn
Late at night and we are now 125 nautical miles from Cape Horn. After a rough night for the ones at the helm, Neptune now seems to want to give us a break. We are once again motoring towards our destination because the wind is coming from the wrong direction. Today, we had a couple of hours of sun and calm seas giving some of sea sick team members the opportunity to get some fresh air, the first in two and a half days.Our initial plan was to anchor at Cape Horn for a couple of hours and visit the two chilean lighthouse guards who live on this most desolate part of the world. Hamish says they love to get some company once in a while. Unfortunately we are running out of time so we will have to let this opportunity pass by. We have now decided to get back to Puerto Williams as quickly as possible.
Officially we have never left Chile since our last visit there, so they are expecting us to check out of the country before we can continue to Ushuaia. I am really looking forward to seeing land again. I have decided that I am not born to sail the seas. It is not that I don't like it out here, I just miss seeing trees, streets and people. The sick members of our group probably share my emotions. Kirsten asks me at least 5 times a day 'how many miles more to cape horn now?' or 'how fast are we moving?' Hopefully tomorrow we will once again see the ragged landscape of Tierra del Fuego.
Eric Los