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14 January, Coordinates 52.27.45, 69.32.83
Great overnight camp by a river with lot of geese and ducks. Set off in calm weather with the possibility of more wind. The tide helped us across the big bay then turned at the start of the narrows, making further progress very slow.
We passed two clusters of small houses and were met by the Navy – by name! A good day’s paddle, clocking up 33 nautical miles and adding ibis to our bird-spotting list.

13 January; Coordinates 52.38.80S, 70.19.85W
Exciting surf today. Paddled 22 nautical miles in 5 hours. Spotted an albatros and again saw lots of other birds.
We’ll probably camp here, sheltered from the gale by an old hut. Going to eat and relax now, having fixed Barry’s broken skeg.

12 January: Coordinates 52.53.66 70.42.42
Finally on our way with an unexpectedly good five hour paddle.
The headwind died then went north east. It was nice to kayak near to the shore and we saw penguins, lots of other birds and even a seal!
We have heavy rain now but have found a good, flat place to camp and are happy.

Gas prices are going up in the Magallenes region and a lot of people in Punta Arenas are on strike! The main road to where we were planning to launch is closed and the port is closed. It’s also windy from a NW/ NNW direction so it’s not an ideal day for starting. However, it looks like it is POSSIBLE to launch today at a different place, and with the authorization of the navy. So we plan to launch in a few hours. We probably won’t go far because of the wind but if we do manage to leave, it will be great to be on the water, no matter how small our first few steps are! If we do go, you should start to see us moving on the map at the top of the blog. www.cackletv.com/justines-blog