Yesterday was the longest day of the year in the south. Here in Valdivia, at 390 51’ S latitude, the sun came up at 0620 and left us at 2120 giving more or less a full 15 hours of daylight. It rained off and on throughout the day so there wasn't full on sunshine and the temperature only reached a high of 180, kind of coolish for the first day of summer - but it wasn't so different than a first summer's day in Vancouver. Unfortunately the clouds rolled in again at dusk so there wasn’t even a colourful sunset to watch.
Lately, every afternoon, the winds pick up from the southwest and blow strongly up the river. This coincides with an ebb tide making for some boisterous conditions at the dock. At the Marina Estancilla we are fairly protected from direct hits of the 25+ knots of wind but we still get some of the chop which causes Curare to frolic at the ends of her mooring lines. I just have to be extra careful and plan on the surges when cutting out pieces for our new counter tops.
I guess you get to hear that nice sound of your lines slapping against your mast.Merry Christmas.
Posted by: Bob | December 24, 2011 at 12:56 PM