Beagle Channel
On this date in 1832, Captain Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin were within a few weeks of entering the channel at Tierra del Fuego; this cannel would later be named for their ship, the HMS Beagle. By Christmas they were comfortably at anchor in Wigwam Cove inside of Cape Horn. Darwin, who suffered mightily from seasickness, was especially pleased to be in calm water.
One hundred and sixty-nine years later the M/S Endeavour came into the lee of Cape Horn just after lunch. Our passage through the notorious Drake over, we approached the verdant southern beech forest that lines the Beagle Channel. In strident contrast to the almost otherworldly glacial blues and whites at which we have marveled for the last week, the lush greenery helps to bring us back into a world with which we are familiar.
Traveling is an experience that expands our intellectual and emotional horizons. We learn about people and places new to us, and different from us. We gain perspective and understanding, and, if we are lucky, a deeper appreciation of our home environments and our own lives.
On this date in 1832, Captain Robert FitzRoy and Charles Darwin were within a few weeks of entering the channel at Tierra del Fuego; this cannel would later be named for their ship, the HMS Beagle. By Christmas they were comfortably at anchor in Wigwam Cove inside of Cape Horn. Darwin, who suffered mightily from seasickness, was especially pleased to be in calm water.
One hundred and sixty-nine years later the M/S Endeavour came into the lee of Cape Horn just after lunch. Our passage through the notorious Drake over, we approached the verdant southern beech forest that lines the Beagle Channel. In strident contrast to the almost otherworldly glacial blues and whites at which we have marveled for the last week, the lush greenery helps to bring us back into a world with which we are familiar.
Traveling is an experience that expands our intellectual and emotional horizons. We learn about people and places new to us, and different from us. We gain perspective and understanding, and, if we are lucky, a deeper appreciation of our home environments and our own lives.
