I suppose one could question the wisdom of heading out by boat to a monument dedicated to the 10,000 people killed in ship wrecks, but some times your vacation plans make more sense in your living room than in reality. We left Ushuaia and headed out the Murray channel to the Atlantic Ocean. Just fourteen hours and numerous ups and downs later, we were approaching the island of Cabo de Hornos, (Cape Horn) in 40 knot winds. Fortunately, we were protected by the island and were able to land.
We climbed the 160 steps to the bluffs above the ocean and looked back at Tierra del Fuego
and headed to the monument. It is dedicated to the men killed in the 800 ship wrecks that have occurred trying to bend the horn. When viewed from the correct angle, it looks like a albatross.
We reached the monument, looked down at the horn
stopped at the lighthouse at the end of the world, said a quick prayer in the chapel and headed back to our ship before the winds shifted.
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