. The wilds of Patagonia; a narrative of the Swedish expedition to Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands in 1907-1909 . hes softly moving to and fro with theswell of the ocean! We landed in Port Stanley on October 26, and it waslong before we found a schooner bound for an extendedtrip. But finally, on November 18, the Lafoniahoisted the Swedish as well as the English colours andsteered out to the open, to work her way westwardround the north coast. The outlines of the country are monotonous; only hereand there a round hill rises above the neighbouringplains, always making a good
. The wilds of Patagonia; a narrative of the Swedish expedition to Patagonia, Tierra del Fuego and the Falkland Islands in 1907-1909 . hes softly moving to and fro with theswell of the ocean! We landed in Port Stanley on October 26, and it waslong before we found a schooner bound for an extendedtrip. But finally, on November 18, the Lafoniahoisted the Swedish as well as the English colours andsteered out to the open, to work her way westwardround the north coast. The outlines of the country are monotonous; only hereand there a round hill rises above the neighbouringplains, always making a good landmark. The land has disappeared; we are outside the Falk-land Sound which separates the two large islands, andby-and-by we get sight of the three hummocks on PebbleIsland. We steer clear of the thousands of dangerousreefs, and continue westward with a fresh anda heavy sea that washes our little craft from bow tostern. The good wind keeps fresh, and we pass thestraits at Carcass Island, cross Byron Sound, and havethe good luck to reach Westpoint Passage with therising tide, which allows us to get through this difficult. u H a:< D C K az< < <u Qz < < THE COASTS OF THE FALKLAND ISLANDS 11 channel. The tidal currents on the Falkland coastare perhaps the greatest danger to sailing-vessels. Theyswirl through those innumerable narrow channelswhich one is bound to get through, with the strengthof up to six or seven knots. A look on a chart issufficient to persuade us that we are navigating a verydisagreeable coast. Hardly a year passes without oneor more of the small Stanley schooners leaving the town,never to return. The scenery has changed a little. It is desolate asbefore, but grander. The cliffs run down to the seasheer as though cut by a knife, while heavy breakersthrow their foam high above them. On the inside ofthe steep Eabbit Island, in King Georges Bay, theLafonia anchored, but the next morning we continuedour journey across the gulf, through the
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