South America
Argentina
Ushuaia to Beagle Canal
Valentine's Day! Also our beloved Kasia's b'day! Perfect day to start our trip to Antarctica!
But before departing we went to the Museo del Presidio: the old prison where some infamous guys (like "el petiso orejudo") spend part of their lives. The part of it we'll show you is the Art Pavillion (which was pretty good!) mixed with images of the hallway between cells
Departure was swift and on time: we adapted to our quarters, started making acquaintances that mostly ended up in friendships, and at night, as we sailed thru the Beagle Canal, I did my first attempt to use SkyMap, an app that identifies stars and planets on the celestial sphere (NOTE FROM THE FUTURE: couldn't repeat it in the rest of the Antarctica-South America stretch of the trip…) The stars were beautiful; sadly there was a full moon that didn't allow to see more stars.
And there was one strange observation: I saw a strong brightness/shinning I can't explain all over the southern horizon, over Navarino island… a reflection of the moon? An epileptic aura? I can only say I was as sober as a Buddhist monk, and as confused as a teenager on his first social dance…
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