Darrel, JF and I got up early to cast off and get underway. No issues getting out of the harbor and back into the Beagle Channel. We are now working our way back to Ushuaia.
It was a long slog back to Ushuaia. We had lots of waves and head wind to deal with. It did get quite rough as we got close to the harbor.
All’s well in Ushuaia. We tied up next the the big aluminum sailboat and some of their crew were on deck to give us a hand which made it very quick and easy. Next up was to remove all the kayaks from the boat, wash them down and stow them on the racks at the yacht club. All done with that we gathered up all our personal gear and got that stuff off the boat. Then it was sitting around waiting for all the immigration stuff to be completed. We did get a special exemption for COVID tests to enter Argentina so that was good.
We all went our separate ways back to hotels or AirBnB accommodations. Later on we met up for dinner with the entire team at a local Argentine barbecue. Some really good stuff.
So that’s it. A really fantastic paddle adventure that I’ll never forget. Great location, great paddle team, exceptional sailboat and now good paddling friends. Tomorrow I’ll hang out, get another COVID test for getting back home, pack my gear and start thinking about the next adventure.
With that said, I’m finally finishing these Chilean Fjord posts as I’m sitting in a hotel in San Diego. Tomorrow, a bunch of us will jump in a van and travel ten to twelve hours through the Baja to a spot on the pacific side for some great surf paddling with Sea Kayak Baja Mexico. I’ll be out of cell coverage so will have to pick up the posts for this one after I get back. You will be able to follow along in the paddle tracks as they will be live and just about real time.
Happy Paddling, Scott