Tag: Wildlife
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Hotter by the hour
As we move further north we are slowly moving into the “too hot for comfort” zone. On Abrolhos I found this little guy, who obviously needs a pair of slippers to walk on the sundrenched rocks.
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Feeding the locals
We’re waiting for some favourable winds before heading up the Beagle Channel. In the meanwhile a local predator bird got very well fed from off our boat hook…
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Early morning wildlife experience
We got up very early this morning, around 6 am. As we stepped up on deck, there was a great deal of commotion in the water. First I saw a young seal surfacing, flapping its fins wildly. I couldn’t really understand what it was up to at first, but after a while it got clear…
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Sea Lion Island
The southern-most island of the Falklands. Wonderful place bursting with animals. And a nice little hotel lodge in the middle. I think the images pretty much speak for themselves.
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Happy Feet Christmas
Last day before Christmas we took off to Volunteer Point on an excursion. There was very little wind, but there was still a bit of swell which made the dinghy landing difficult. Sandy beaches are OK to land on if the water is 25° and everyone is wearing shorts and sandals, but here the…
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Uruguay to Falkland Islands
The leg started with a most annoying thing: We discovered our cooker did’nt work. It has not been used for a long time, and now it was dead. Well the oven worked, but not the stove. So the first dinner was cooked in the oven, and the next day I took it apart. Actually, it…
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Oysters, anyone?
Found these guys hanging out in my water anti-airbubbles tank. They’re about 50-70 mm i diameter, looking very oyster like. But somehow I didn’t feel hungry…
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Smooth sailing on the Brazilian coast
We’ve had really light winds lately. This is sometimes challenging, especially when coming from behind. The swell makes the sails flog when the wind is so light that there is little pressure on them. And this flogging under no load causes a lot of wear and tear on the sails. To avoid it you have…
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All in one day…
We crossed over the short hop from Tenerife to La Gomera. It was quite an interesting day. To the south of Tenerife there was no wind at all, which would have been boring save from the fact that there was plenty to look at. Plenty of whales in particular. These are Pilot Whales. They seem…