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Cape Horn - from the safety of our big ship

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Adele D. Oliver

Community Manager, Lotusland, Canada

Cape Horn - from the safety of our big ship

Cape Horn is widely considered to be the most southerly point of South America, and marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage; for many years it was a major milestone on the clipper route, by which sailing ships carried trade around the world. However, the waters around the cape are particularly hazardous, owing to strong winds, large waves, strong currents and icebergs; these dangers have made it notorious as a sailors' graveyard.
It was an almost unreal feeling for me to have arrived at this infamous point of land and stretch of water - never dreamt I would get there (especially since our sailboat is only 9 meters long, so sailing there would have been suicidal).

Best wishes for your Sunday .... and thank you for all your visits and comments.

Thank you for all your voting support, and thank you for the nomination, Alfredo (Yanez).

USHUAIA - the Town is Waking Up
Adele D. Oliver

Comentarios 17

Johann Jauernig 21/10/2010 11:46
Ein schönes Bild
zeigt die Wildheit vom Horn
LG
Hans
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Natalja Dralova 26/04/2010 5:29
Great capture!

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--Opal-- 26/04/2010 1:34
Auch dieses Bild gefällt mir sehr!
Klasse Schnitt, tolle Farben!
Super Arbeit!
lg Opal
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Alfredo Yanez 25/04/2010 23:32
Excelente imagen, fantástico lugar es muy emocionante !!!
Felicitaciones Adele!!!
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Saludos
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† Ernst Hobscheidt 25/04/2010 20:47
wie man sieht war es kalt und stürmisch. Sehr schön dein Foto.
Gruß
Ernst
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willy ombret 25/04/2010 19:45
bon travail
compliments
willy ombret
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Werner R. Albert 25/04/2010 18:38
What a scenery, but the sea seems to be calm.
Fantastic shot, of a fantastic area.
In two weeks I´m also on a cruise, but not in so
hazardous surroundings (Mediterranean).
many hugs
Werner
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Michael Freisen 25/04/2010 16:39
although it looks rough, it seems to be a calm day on the water. a fine shot from you and i think, that it is a real adventure, still today, to ship around cape hoorn.

greetings michael
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bernardo braccini 25/04/2010 14:20
Wonderful !!!
bernardo
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Sally Dunn 25/04/2010 11:40
That's amazing Adele and thank you so much for showing us and taking us on your journey too. I can see everyone wrapped up warm against the elements there although it does look relatively calm for the moment. It is amazing how some sailors did the journey in long ago days and made it back to tell the tale when they didn't have modern boats, sat nav and radio contact!
Regards
Sally
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Angelika El. 25/04/2010 11:38

Eine ganz tolle Aufnahme!!! Die Wolken wirken ein wenig bedrohlich, doch die See wirkt ja ziemlich ruhig!!! Was sicher ein Höhepunkt Eurer Reise!!!!

Habt einen schönen Sonntag -
Angelika

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Inge Striedinger 25/04/2010 11:09
Bis jetzt hab ich angenommen, du wärst mit eurem Schiff unterwegs gewesen und wie mutig du bist :-)
Eine abenteuerliche Fahrt mit vielen Eindrücken (an denen wir hier teilhaben dürfen) ist es trotzdem!
Ich kann nur sagen grossartig, ich mag diese Serie!
greetings, Inge
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Fons van Swaal 25/04/2010 10:44
WONDERFUL............
Thanks for showing us this well known landmark ....not to many people will see in real life........
Greetings,
F.....
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s. sabine krause 25/04/2010 10:39
so we are finally there!! the horn itself looks quite harmless, it seems! but that's probably just an illusion, and one that's probably fooled many sailors of ancient times, too! love how you captured the deck of this "safe modern ship" in the foreground, with all those "thermoregulated" ; )) people staring out into the distance to get a glimpse of the notorious cape ; ))! i bet if the sailors of ancient times had had cameras, their shots would have looked almost the same. different clothing, a less trustworthy ship, but the same gathering on deck, the same reverent glances… hugs, sabine.
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Mark Billiau. 25/04/2010 10:27
Looks pretty chilly on board of the ship, but I guess the wide view makes it easy to forget the cold.
Nice shot of cape Horn.

Mark
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