The nine UConn students arrived in Puerto Williams on the island of Navarino about midnight Saturday, ending a 33-hour ferry ride west on the Straits of Magellan and then east on the Beagle Chanel. We ran into much rain and wind but the water wasn’t particularly choppy so everyone enjoyed the trip. We saw a number of glaciers that run from the high mountains of the Darwin Cordillera south to the Beagle Chanel; all are receding, of course.  Sleeping was quite comfortable on the ferry, and spirits remain high in spite of the rain. The sun in shining today, which is wonderful because we are about to start hiking up Mount Robalo and will camp there for three days. May the sunshine continue. Internet access here is extremely limited so I will be unable to post more  news  or images until we return to Connecticut.

 

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