Early this morning we arrived at the iconic Cape Horn. The Cape is a southerly projecting peninsula on Isla Hornos. The island is renowned for
being the most southerly point in the Americas but there is an island called Diego Ramirez farther to the south- details, details! Cape Horn is steeped in history and many a sailor has lost his life trying to “round the
Horn” in bad weather. “Our” weather this morning was changeable with strong winds mixed with sun, and there was a lot of swell- in other words, typical for Cape Horn! Unfortunately this prevented
our landing but instead we circumnavigated the island in an anti-clockwise
direction going from the Atlantic Ocean to the Pacific. We felt that this was
THE WAY to see real Cape Horn- in blustery weather.
After dropping off the Chilean pilot we headed south into
the Drake Passage. The sea was rolling and we felt the movement. Most of us did
well but some gave up the fight against the sea and went to our cabins. Once we
settled in to the Drake we got our sea-legs, the sun came out, and the albatrosses
and petrels followed the Fram.
In the evening some of our great crew sung to us in the
Panorama Lounge on deck 7. It was the perfect ending to our day.
