About this blog . . . .

In the introduction to his book, PATAGONIA - At the Bottom of the World, Dick Lutz wrote: "Patagonia is a region, not a country. It spans the southern third of Chile and Argentina, stretching between the Pacific and the Atlantic roughly from Puerto Montt, Chile and Peninsula Valdes, Argentina south [until] it meets the famous waterways of the Strait of Magellan, Beagle Channel, and Drake Passage (or Drake Strait). The northern limit of Patagonia is ill-defined, while the border between Chile and Argentina divides the region." Patagonia is sparsely populated, so much so that in 1991 the Hudson volcano erupted and no human was injured, even though this eruption was larger than that of Mt. St. Helens in 1980.
Ivan and I have been eyeing this area for a visit for quite some time. The possibility is great that we will see penguins, guanacos, Steamer Ducks (Flightless as well as Flying!), as well as many dozens of other remarkable animals and birds, to say nothing of the insects, reptiles, mountains. I'd better stop here. Writing these blogs has been a source of much pleasure for me, so if you follow us on our trip, my hope is that you will learn something about this unusual place, and will have a bit of fun reading of our adventures and, in some cases, misadventures!
REMEMBER TO READ FROM THE BOTTOM UP! The latest post will be at the top of the page, with earlier posts below it.

Tuesday, December 27, 2011

End of Blog Photo Collage - Part Last

The Towers (Torres del Paine)
Black-necked Swan (Torres del Paine)
Southern Giant-petrel (Cape Horn)
Yellow flower (Torres del Paine)
White-crested Elaenia (Torres del Paine)
Torrent Duck family (Torres del Paine)
How could I not add this photo?
Your very proud hosts of this blog, Ivan and Nora Schwab (Cape Horn)
Stone Memorial to the Lost Sailors (Spanish)
Soy el albatros que te espera
En el final del mundo.
Soy el alma olvidada de los marinos muertos,
Que cruzaron el Cabo de Hornos,
Desde todos los mares de la tierra.
Pero ellos no murieron en las furiosas olas,
Hoy vuelan en mis alas,
Hacia la eternidad
En la última grieta de los vientos antárcticos.

Stone Memorial to the Lost Sailors (English)
I am the albatross who awaits you
at the end of the world.
I am the forgotten soul of the dead mariners
who sailed across Cape Horn
from all the oceans of the world.
But, they have not died in the fury of the waves.
Today they sail on my wings, towards eternity,
in the last crevice of the Antarctic winds.

Poem written by Sara Vial as a memorial to the seamen
who lost their lives crossing Cape Horn.
December 1992
Sunset in Ushuaia on Dec. 14 was 10:05PM
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