Author: Justine

Day 4 – Tuesday 24 January.
A great day. We made good progress with some help from the tide and quartering offshore wind. We saw loads of sealions, two types of dolphin and condor soaring above us.
The winds were low in the morning and we reached Caleta Policarpo at 2.30 pm, a distance of 58km.
Instead of camping on a nice beach we went up the river looking for old houses. Our advice to anyone else is don’t – three hours later we were back on the first beach! But dry clothes and hot chocolate will fix that!

Day 4 – Tuesday 24 January.
On the water at 6 am, three hours before low tide. A calm morning with an offshore wind but we’ll be in the shelter of cliffs when low tide comes.

Day 3 – Monday 23 January
A calm morning with grey skies and a slight sidewind. After breakfast we were on the water near to high tide. We saw dolphins again.
When the tide went out over a mile we stopped early, as we didn’t want to go outside the shallow reef in an offshore wind.
We found ourselves stuck in the bay so are camping at the top of a gravel beach.
It is a sunny and windy evening and we are cooking brown rice and lentils over a fire. An early start is planned for tomorrow.

Day 2 – Sunday 22 January 2012

Calm weather for a great day’s paddle. We spotted dolphins, penguins and sealions during the 48 km trip down the coast.
A long walk up the beach brought us to an early camp by the imposing wreck of the Desdemona, which came to grief in Cabo San Pablo in 1986.

The wind is picking up now and  the pressure is dropping so we’ll see what tomorrow brings!