Well I have made the crossing from Antarctica to Cape Horn and its reputation as one of the stormiest seas in the world is justified, with the officer of the watch issuing a number of severe weather warnings which ultimately prevented us from circumnavigating the Horn. For those who didn't know, Cape Horn is actually an island.
The crossing was again outstanding with many hundreds of shearwaters, petrels and Albatross with a new one today; SOUTHERN ROYAL ALBATROSS and my favourite and seemingly the rarest as it's only my second LIGHT MANTLED SOOTY. Last evening we managed a couple of BLUE PETRELS which are also new for the trip.
A days land based birding tomorrow in Tierra del Fuego will be a welcome break for us all after 110 hours Seawatching.
Having made the Horn, we will no doubt indulge in a couple of celebratory Guinness this evening.
Allan Conlin
- Southern Seas Seawatching
- My three week only blog of 'what we did on our holidays' Takes in a tour of Southern South America, Falklands and Antarctica. I hope this site provides some interest and inspiration particularly for those with a special interest in Seawatching. Hopefully we will have some spectacular images to share. The rest of the team includes Kenny Mullins, Mark Gibson and Ivan Clark, the latter two being the official 'trip' photographers'. I have no patience for such things.
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