After 40 hours of travel I have made it to the the tip of South America.  It reminds me of a Southern Hemi version of Alaska.  The mountains are big and the ocean is serious.  We got out to stretch our legs yesterday and are now headed for the boat to cross the Drake Passage.  It will take us about 50 hours to do the crossing and then it is game on.

Notes: The weather movie in fast down here in our 4 hour hike  we saw the sun, got dumped on and had 40mph winds blown from the east and the west. It was nice to be back in the mountains with Xavier Del a Rue.

All photos: Hans Solmssen www.swissguides.com

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