January 1, 2008: Position Report

Tuesday, 01 January 2008

Continue on anchor in Mikkelsen Harbor, Trinity Island. We've had several strings of brash ice come past the boat making a horrendous noise but no danger - haven't checked to see how much paint is now missing.

(Chris - It's all been on the starboard side so should now match the port side!)

Still have not got the dinghy together (snow and rain again today) so haven't been ashore to visit the gentoo penguin colony. But we can see, hear and smell them from the boat!

Will only send position reports once a day when on anchor.

December 30, 2007: Position Report

Sunday, December 30, 2007 2200 UTC

63 23.23 S 61 33.54 W

Hove to at 9:00 am (local time) this morning 35 miles from Deception Island due to strong SE winds on our nose. Got under way again at 2:30 pm (local time) but headed for Trinity Island. Winds from the SE 20 k, snowing!! Will probably arrive around 2 am (local time). Looking forward to a good night's sleep and getting the boat organized again.

The above image shows where Trinity and Deception Islands are located as well as the position of the s/v Tarama. Click image for larger view.