Tierra del Fuego… Land of Fire
Fin del Mundo – End (Bottom) of the World
Just the Spanish names evoke a sense of wonder, mystery and adventure. Argentina and Chile share parts of this region and we had the opportunity to visit both sides.
Read MoreAs is many times the case with this crew, plans change. We spent the rest of the 2007 summer in New England, then headed south to western Florida for the holiday season. Soon after the new year, we were sailing past the west end of Cuba, on a direct route to Panama. Our Pacific crossing was long overdue.
Read MoreWell, the Pacific did wait for us as we decided to navigate the Patagonian canals and head to Tierra del Fuego and the bottom of the world. Even the names sound exotic, don’t they? The Tierra del Fuego (Land of Fire), the Straits of Magellan and the Beagle Channel … places we’d read about, but never thought we’d visit, never mind spend a month or more exploring them.
Read MoreHi there and welcome to Just A Little Further!
We are David and Marcie Lynn and we've lived aboard our Liberty 458 cutter-rigged sailboat since 2000.
What began as an urge to travel slowly and economically at our own pace ended up an adventure of a lifetime.
Well, here we are ... nearly 90,000 miles under the keel, 5 continents, 5 Great Southern Capes, 36 countries and almost two decades later, still taking one passage at a time and going just a little further.
