CRAGGY: Two famous profiles, Cape Horn and Bob Mehaffy’s, ponder the passage.
WORLD’S END: At the prospect of heading thousands of miles south from Ecuador into the teeth of Cape Horn, a cruiser in Ushuaia counts his blessings.
The Mehaffy’s flew down to the tip, visitng Puerto Eden and points south in the Chilean archipelago, in rare mild weather.
LUSH LANDSCAPE: Carolyn Mehaffy tests the near-constant drizzle of the region, which keeps things green and even lush, though the cold is bitter and the winds harsh.
Majestic glaciers “parade” along the coast of the Chilean Patagonia.
The monument of Cape Horn Island, a stark cutout of a gull, dwarfs the lifejacket-wearing visitors.
