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History. On the way into Punta Arenas from the airport the other day we spotted the topmasts of a pair of square riggers. They were too far inshore to be on the water, the rigs appeared to be complete, and I’d heard that there was a replica of Magellans ship somewhere...John's Blog
BLOG CASA Our hosts here have been amazing, they’re on board with the project and want to help in any way they can. We’re staying in a comfortable little two bedroom apartment, nice and sunny, has a kitchen where we’re taking turns to cook for the...
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We’ve been in Punta Arenas for a few days now, got quite a lot of things organised but the boats not here yet, so the film team, that’s the five of us, took the ferry to Porvenir across the other side of Estrecho de Magellan, that fabled passage from the Pacific to...John's Blog
There are settlements at Ushuia and Porto Williams, but they’re quite small, P A is a city of close to 150 thousand. While the air temperature is ok, probably around 16/18 degrees, the wind chill factor is fierce. That wind cuts like a knife, and today it...John's Blog
Well. The Boot Brothers are at it again, off on an adventure. You’ll recall that they tend to get into trouble if they’re allowed to go off on their own so I make sure to go with them. “Lacey”, that’s the one that fits on my left foot, is very outgoing, he’s the...John's Blog
“The big day” being next Wednesday. Its Sunday morning here and I’ve still a lot to get done before we fly out to Chile to meet up with Howard, David of Lutra Productions, Sophia who will travel south from Santiago to Punta Arenas to be our...
