One of the common themes of recent posts has been the weather. While we expected cool, wet conditions – that’s part of Patagonia, after all – we definitely got everything we bargained for.
On the west side, the storms that regularly blow through bring strong rain, and the breaks between the storms bring steady rain, interrupted only by drizzle.
Now that we’ve sailed south of the Strait of Magellan and turned east, conditions have improved markedly. The storms that regularly drenched us further north don’t always make it over the top of Cordillera Darwin, the mountain range that runs roughly from east to west along the bottom of Tierra del Fuego.
As we enter the Beagle Channel, we find ourselves in the rain shadow formed by those mountains. There’s still plenty of rain (and the everpresent strong wind), but the sequence of storms are interrupted by some sunny days.
It’s a nice change, and we’re happy to soak up the sun.
