Channel Pics 2

Mina2 in the Caribbean - Where's The Ice Gone?
Tim Barker
Wed 14 Mar 2012 21:58

Channel Pics 2

 

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As we pass down the Beagle Channel we start getting into glacier country with waterfalls pouring out of the bottom

 

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We arrive at the spectacular anchorage of Caleta Beaulieu in Seno Pia, overlooked by a magnificent glacier

 

 

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After Andrew has gone ashore with the ropes to tie us in …

 

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… he heads off to explore the glacier in the inflatable kayak

 

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whilst I, less strenuously, walk a few yards down the beach to take a photo of Mina2

 

 

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During the night we could hear the glaciers calving and by the morning the water was full of ice, so getting close to the glacier for a closer look was like being back in Antarctica

 

 

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Andrew is sent ashore to get some ice for the G&T’s. “How big a lump do you want, skipper?”