[password] rachel25
[position] 45 27.450s 072 48.429w
[status] Still anchored in Ensenada Baja, Chacabuco. We are now getting used to more typical Patagonian weather with fronts passing approximately every 24 hours. The wind howls and we get heavy rain for a few hours, then, as the front passes, glimpses of blue sky amongst heavy clouds which come with big rain squalls and wind up in the 30+ knots. The frequency of the squalls decreases and then all goes quiet for a while before it all starts again. The boat cavorts about her anchor occasionally healing quite dramatically.
Yesterday we dropped Janet, my sister, ashore and she started her 4 day journey back to Cornwall. Hopefully she will be in Santiago by now and basking in the summer sun. Meanwhile we set off, beating into very little wind and hoping to get to the end of Seno Aysen before dusk. But it was not to be. The front came in and we realised that we would not make the next caleta before nightfall so reluctantly headed back to this very secure anchorage. This morning we deployed a second anchor as we had dragged a little in the strong squalls, and then settled down to boat jobs and catching up on the communications, as we have very good internet here. We will see what tomorrow brings but not hopeful of much progress to the west with the current forecast.
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