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Posted By:
Hal Brown
Date Posted:
Apr 14, 2013
Description:
In the frantic activity before guests come on board, there’s a lot of hurry up and wait. Sometimes the SeaRey gets left hanging at the beach for space to open up onboard SuRi.
Date Taken:
Apr 14, 2013
Place Taken:
Puerto Montt, Chile
Owner:
Dan Nickens
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524, Yacht Tending Chile
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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Leaving the sunshine for the cloud-shrouded mountains of the fjords.
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Into Fjords
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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On deck and ready, but not now…please.
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Storm Ready
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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Not everyone is worried about storms. The helicopter arrives through rain showers from Puerto Montt flying low over the water.....a bolder pilot than me.
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Storm Rider
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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With the storms going where ever they go in the southern hemisphere, the next day dawned beautifully.
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Quiet Dawn
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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The nearby hills were wrapped with fog, a reminder of the moisture left by yesterday’s rain.
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Fog on Bay
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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SuRi sitting quietly before the activities break out.
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Early SuRi
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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All the toys waiting for a launch slot.
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All on Deck
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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The SeaRey is second off the deck after the “Rubber Ducky” inflatable. The Rubber Ducky is my ride to the SeaRey when she is set to float.
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SeaRey in Position
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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Frank A. Carr - Apr 14,2013
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Gee Dan, this could work for me too--if I had the space and if I could afford a crane.
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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And I'd recommend a nice carrier too, Frank.
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Dennis Scearce - Apr 14,2013
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And you'll need a couple of full time crew members to assist.
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Bård Sørbye - Apr 15,2013
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This could work for me, with the marina's sailboat mast removal crane.
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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Sunshine on the snow covered Volcan Osorno bodes well for the day’s flight possibilities.
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Warming Up
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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SeaRey at bouy hoping someone (other than just me) will want to go for a fly.
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Waiting for Work
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Frank A. Carr - Apr 14,2013
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Dan, sounds like 'so many toys, so little time'?
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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Sure, there are plenty of toys, Frank, but given the option of Lincoln Logs or a Red Rider BB Gun, what's a boy to do?
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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Finally a flight assignment: fly to Puerto Montt International and pickup a guest.
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Got Work
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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It takes a while to warm up the engine (that’s my story!).
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Bright Sunshine
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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Got to go around the mountains, right? An indirect flight path is a SeaRey specialty.
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Indirect Heading
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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Don Maxwell - Apr 14,2013
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That's a pretty scene, all right!
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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At the north end of the fjord is placid ending for a short and rapid ridden Rio.
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Rivers End
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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Land between the streams at river end.
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River Bend
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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What the river looks like from water level.
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River View
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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Not the hot stuff at the top of a volcano.
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Cool Smoke
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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At the entrance to the fjord wind streaks were starting to pile up. It’s midday and the wind is just starting to crank up.
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Entering Fjord
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Don Maxwell - Apr 14,2013
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So... there was a fiord in your fiuture, Dan?
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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Ah, well, Don, there may have been some assumptions and semi-professional prejudices at play here.<br /><br />This particular body of water is shown on local charts as 'Estero Relancaví'. Estero is translated to English by my computer as estuary. It is an inlet where the mouths of several rivers meet the sea: Rio Puelo, Rio Cochamó, Rio Rolleo and Rio PetrohuU. This is clearly not, however, your typical shallow inlet associated with rivers. <br /> <br />And the adjoining river valleys have the u-shape characteristic of glacier gouging. Geologists would say (and have said) such arms of the sea in Chile meet the criteria to technically qualify as fjords (or fiords, if you prefer).<br /><br />Still, I suppose the cartographers have to be given some leeway by wayward geologists. When I asked one of the local guides about this, he assured me it was indeed an 'estuary' but he wouldn't be offended if I persisted in calling it a fjord.<br /><br />So there you have it. I suppose it might have been a firth, or even a calanques, but a fjuture of either fjords or fiords is fjine with me.
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Frank A. Carr - Apr 14,2013
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Dan,based on this photo alone, including the emerging white caps, and given my experience level, I would not land here. Maybe the "Calm Patch" pictured below indicates you were thinking the same?<!-- >'"><br><font color=red size=6>' or > missing in user HTML. Please fix the HTML.</font> -->
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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You're right, Frank. There were too many other nicely protected areas to attempt a rough splash-down in the white caps.
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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There are places the wind bypasses.
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Calm Patch
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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Between the steep walls of the mountains and the sea, small patches of farms can sneak in.
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Valley Entrance
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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Waiting for passenger. Very strange that the guests don’t overbook. Got to do a better job of marketing.
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At Bouy
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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At least the Astar is getting a workout.
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Short Final
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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Surrounded by gray on the way to Lago Videl Gormax through “Chile’s Yosemite”. Rio Cochamó runs between 1000 meter high sheer rock cliffs, granite domes, and rare old growth temperate rainforest. The dramatic valley is a Mecca for climbers from around the world.
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Hard Gray
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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It’s a bit small for cautious SeaReys
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High Pond
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Dan Nickens - Apr 14,2013
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U-shaped valleys are characteristic of glacier gouging. Following the river is a gravel trail whose most famous users were Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid. The outlaws actually drove their cattle down to sell in Cochamó while hiding out for a couple of years at their ranch in Argentina.<br /><br />
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Glacier Gone
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