Newsletter From Patagonia

Newsletter From Patagonia
Newsletter From Patagonia

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Henk de Velde

Such an experience is difficult to explain. I reached the Rio Gallegos on a wonderful day and wanted to look for a place somewhere on its bank to let the camp dry fall.

I had to clean and repaint the ship's bottom. But strong winds, a six-knot current and twelve meters of tidal range made me much more difficult than I expected. The beaches were covered in thick mud, the strong winds changed direction several times a day, and the anchors did not grip well. In the first week I was almost exclusively occupied with keeping the boat in position, so I only had a good two days to clean the ship's bottom. In the second week I applied the antifouling. Subsequently, my three anchors loosened during a 45 knot storm. It was only with great effort that I was able to prevent the Campindaran from running onto the higher, stony beach. Meanwhile, mud and pebbles entered the engine's cooling system and the heat exchanger broke. It took me three days to clean the engine and cylinders and to repair the heat exchanger. A couple of very special people helped me: Rogerio, Mauro, Fabio, Juan and Raoul. They worked very hard to put everything back in order. And they didn't ask for payment, because seafarers help each other. Late in the evening Rogerio took his guitar and played soulful Argentine songs, the rest of us sang to it. Such situations are simply not predictable, not predictable. This Campina adventure brings me together with people who work hard and have big hearts. I'll be ready to cast off soon. Towards the unpredictable. Henk

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