Whilst safely docked in Puerto Williams, "Fin Del Mundo", six of our team took advantage of the location and went off adventuring in South America, Machu Pichu, the Amazon River, the Atacama Desert... leaving Jon and I behind to ready the boat for the next leg of our journey, Antarctica. Provision the boat, fuel up, small maintenance projects & clean; Ugly Betty was ready again. We were lucky with our weather window and were able to cast off our lines two days after everyone

After a month on the dock in Puerto Montt, Chile, the whole crew arrived, ready for our next adventure. Bruce, Nora, Steve, Jon and I, (the regulars), were joined by Magnus (our Patagonia & Antarctic guide), and his wife Julia. A last-minute arrival to the crew, bringing it to eight in all, was the addition of my God Daughter, Grace. We spent the week provisioning, getting to know the local supermarkets and farmer's markets very well! According to Magnus, our next opportu

Our voyage from Pitcairn Island to Easter Island was a fairly unremarkable 5 days, as we followed the Big Blue Bayou. Not sure if we were going to be able to stop in any of the islands along this route, we were lucky once again to have clear weather for a visit to Easter Island. In case you're wondering, Easter Island (local name "Rapa Nui") is the island with the huge statues (called Moai) that litter the island. They date back to between 1250 and 1500, built to commemorat

For those who haven't heard of Pitcairn Island, I'll give a little background. Following the famous 1789 mutiny on the HMS Bounty, Fletcher Christian set Captain Bligh adrift in a small boat, with Bligh's loyalists. Christian then spent months searching the South Pacific for a safe haven to escape the British authority. If found, he and his men would be put to death; Mutiny was a hanging offence. They found Pitcairn Island, and after taking everything from the ship that t

In our excitement of being in Chile, we jumped straight into posting about Patagonia, but our Pacific crossing from Tahiti is definitely worth a mention; in a way, it was a bit of a highlight to be honest. We had decided to go to Patagonia via Tahiti, rather than fighting the Humbolt current down the coast of South America. We knew it was the wrong time of year to attempt a West to East transit in the Southern Pacific ocean, but knew that if any boat could handle it, it was

This is a pretty clever way to fuel up the boat when there is no fuel dock. The hose from the fuel truck wasn't long enough, so.....

Solitude is the name of the song, and that's what we have. No people, towns, boats..... nothing for 100's of miles. This is our snug little cove / home for 3 days now. It's blowing a gale, as it does almost perpetually here. We might cast off lines tomorrow, and move on. Cape horn is just 150 miles away!

Here is a nice little video of the Pio XI glacier in Chile. More glaciers to come!

We have been in French Polynesia for 2 months now, after an easy crossing from Puerto Vallarta, Mexico. Next adventure will be crossing to Chile for a summer in Patagonia and Antarctica. Departure is 6 weeks away, but in the mean time, here are some video clips and photos of the last few weeks. Thanks for looking!

This is the video I get from the Ugly Betty crew shortly after leaving the boat for a holiday! Like Rodney Dangerfield, "I tell you, I...

We are currently in San Jose Del Cabo Marina in lower Baja, Mexico. I'm not a fan of marinas really, but this one is special. The owners,...

Back in Baja California. Here is a little update. The coming year is going to feature some VERY exotic destinations, and I'll try to...

Here are some choice scenes from the last few weeks here in Baja, Mexico

Greg, consummate kayak captain and I are in negotiations over the royalties from this soon to be viral video.

These cetaceans are up to their usual tricks. Slow drive by, casing the 'hood. You would think they could have cleaned up a bit and done...

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