After a busy French summer between work, family, and friends, we are back in Puerto Williams, Chile, where Libertaire has spent the winter. We quickly find our bearings again, and Nina and Diane are happy to be reunited with their bunks and toys. No bad surprises surprise on board where everything restarted without any issues. Nina, 3 years old, started her school year at the village school, allowing her to enjoy school activities while we prepare Libertaire for future voyages. Diane, for whom there was no more space at the daycare, “helps” us prepare homemade preserves that will be useful for balanced meals during our three months of self-sufficiency in Antarctica. The temperatures are still chilly and negative at night with regular snowfalls that make the girls happy, snowmen have replaced sandcastles! September is festive in Chile, with many public holidays and celebrations that are opportunities for encounters with Chileans. We leave for Ushuaia tomorrow to retrieve our permit for the Falkland Islands (or Malvinas) from the Argentine authorities for a British territory….a vast sensitive subject!
Indeed, we need to retrieve equipment that arrived by cargo in Port Stanley and also explore these magnificent islands! We plan to stay there rester un mois avant de rentrer sur la Patagonie…
As before, due to connection difficulties here, the photos are on our Facebook page.