Cape Horn
After leaving the Falklands the ship turned south and began to steam towards Cape Horn . Today the temperature fell further since we are going to reach our furthest southern point. In a few days we will be passing beside several glaciers to show how south we are. There is a strong cold wind blowing on deck and most people are wearing warm clothes as they walk around. Most people are inside keeping warm. As the day progressed we started to see several small islands on the starboard side of the ship. They were rocky, steep and looked very wind swept and barren. This was the story of Cape Horn – many rocky barren islands. The wind was fierce and the sea got rougher but quite gentle for this part of the world. We stood on the balcony and watched the ship go round the cape and then it turned north again to head for the beagle channel and Ushuaia which is the southern most city in the world. We are due to arrive around tomorrow morning. Curiously, the city is in Argentina Cape Horn is in Chile
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