We are heading back across the Drake Passage over the next two days, the weather is forecast as less than ideal. Some strong winds are whipping up the sea. The original itinerary had us going around the Cape Horn area, but the wind and sea conditions are forecast to make this unpleasant for 21st century cruisers, so we are heading more directly to Ushuaia. Reminds me of that Russell Crow movie ‘Master and Commander’!

Also aiming to keep ahead of the weather to avoid the worst of it. So it is mostly eating!

A bit of rock and rolling doesn’t worry us. We are in cabin 3003 which is at the front of the bow. So the swells get us both ways, the bow dipping into the sea and also rolling a bit as the swell comes across our course. Generally, we like being in the middle of a ship, tends to minimise these issues.

Probably 80% of the cruisers on board are Americans, a few Brits and Europeans, Japanese. Then miscellaneous types like Aussies. Australia Day came around snd Allthego talked the contemporary duo into doing Waltzing Matilda at their 9pm slot. They had never heard of it, so Allthego gave a brief rendition for their info, Homealone thought it was a pretty good effort!

It was a good performance and there were a few claps from the onlookers.

There was also a tour of the bridge, interesting place. Lots of mod cons to keep the ship going the right way. There was still a chap on lookout for anything untoward ahead of us.

The seas calmed down coming up the Beagle Channel but the wind didn’t and we had to delay docking for over an hour while conditions improved.

It was a sunny early evening waiting in the Channel, some great views.

Come our last morning we are soon to depart the ship and head off on our trip north to Santiago exploring the Patagonia region along the way for a few days.