There has been no time to file a blog entry for the last week in Puerto Natales. Lots of work on the boat, a full day of fueling from jerry jugs (600 liters, 5 trips to the gas station with 6 x 20 liter jugs), a day off touring Torres del Pines park, doing wash, shopping for food, taking a bit of time off the boat, etc, etc, All very busy but some social time too.\ Puerto Natales was a surpisingly good stop. The town itself was surprising in that I expected less. The supplies we needed had to be searched for at times but we found more than we expected. Basic stuff like food was readily available. Fuel of all kinds was easily found. Parts for a sailboat....well less easy but a work-around was accomplished.\ We spent time with the crews of ZoomaX and Iron Lady (FPB 783). We are hoping to spend more time with each of them as we head north.\ Today, after some quick mx on Threshold and an extended time getting our "zarpe" from the Armada we were able to depart by 13:00. Surprised is our response at arriving at the head of Canal White and having current with us. Strong current. The timing of these thing remains a mystery. The calculations are daunting given the data and the strange references it makes. Even the data the Armada gave us was not very helpful. If they don't know what the water is doing here then it must be assumed that no one does. Well today we were lucky and got a three knot boost through the narrows. Beautiful trip through a narrow passage at a high rate of speed.\ So our week long break is over and we are back on the "road" dodging the wind and the tides. The next couple of days should be good travel days and we hope to make good miles. Back into the wind, the cold, and the Andes.