[password] rachel25
[position] 52 09.480s 073 .018w
[status] Still anchored in Bahia Mallet, East coast of Canal Smyth

"Snow" day today. Strong wind and rain put us off moving from this anchorage. Once rain stopped in the late afternoon, we ventured ashore, and decided to walk to view the isthmus. The 100 metre pass was once used by the Indians to portage their canoes from Seno Union to Canal Smyth, saving many miles of canoeing. We observed that the wind in Seno Union was blowing one way, and in Canal Smyth, the opposite direction! Here in this caleta the wind is coming from all directions, and the two anchors and 3 lines ashore are all, at some time, working to hold Ithaka in place.

Ashore, we marvelled at the different plants and mosses. Trees are more stunted and twisted than in the north. Chilean Skuas, Steamer ducks, Austral Blackbirds and Thorn-tailed Rayaditos spotted. Gen is very much helping us with identifying these birds!
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