puerto williams to punta arenas

After two sea trials on Anasazi Girl, we flew back to Punta Arenas to finish our pre-voyage work list, which included re-certifying our life raft and an alternator repair.

Puerto Williams to Punta Arenas, CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

 James wrapping his head around the Balmar manual in prep for a meeting with a Chilean maestro. James always feels better when we have two working alernators on board. On the PW to PA flight on DAP Twin Otter. Tormentina not psyched as we were booked on the "Big" plane. CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

 CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

Cordillera Darwin & the Beagle Channel.  CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

 CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

Straits of Magellan
CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

 Straits of Magellan. CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

PUQ. CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (diciembre de 2016)

tramites for anasazi ltda.

Tramites, tramites, tramites... After 17 months of forms, we are starting to understand the trail of paperwork that is typically involved with doing business in Chile. Notaries, lawyers, tax offices, signatures, stamps, fingerprints, etc., as we finalize the paperwork needed for our Chilean LLC, Anasazi Ltda., which allows us to work legally in Chile. Opening the doors to work opportunities in Chile puts us one step closer to getting the new rig.

This last round of paperwork meant taking the whole family off the island on a DAP Airlines twin otter to Punta Arenas. Thanks to Gobernación Provincial de Antártica Chilena office in Puerto Williams for providing our family with government subsized transport off the island.

My three musketeers are always excited beyond belief to do anything outside of the daily norm.

On the tarmac at Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (octubre de 2015)

Boarding Aerovías DAP's twin otter plane at Guardia Marina Zañartu Airport
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (octubre de 2015)

Navarino scape seen from the sky.
Isla Navarino - CHILE / XII Región de Magallanes y de la Antártica Chilena (octubre de 2015)