Cape Horn, the end of South America

Cape Horn gets 200 days per year of gale force winds, usually from the west. We got a following wind of less than ship speed, so it was as if there was no wind. It was a bit chilly, though.

I sat through the first lecture on Cape Horn --- 8000 sailing ships and 10,000 sailors were lost during the heyday of transportation by sailing ship before the Panama Canal was built. The saying of the time was that at 40 degrees south, there is no god, at 50 degrees there is no hope, and at 60 degrees (Antartica) no one returns. Our certificate for rounding the Horn says we were at 56 degrees south, so we get to come back.

*	Fort Williams --- I know nothing about it except the name. It has to be in either Argentina or Chile, since these two countries have a border along here.
*	Patrick, one of my dinner table mates, is from New Zealand. He says New Zealand has fjords every bit as nice as South America.
*	Roberta, another dinner table mate, is from Naples, Florida. She worked for the Ritz Carlton for many years, hosting weddings and other parties, and has a wealth of knowledge about restaurants, food, and gala affairs. Next port of call: Valparaiso, Chile.

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