54o14'S
36o39'W
Chart
3589,
Approaches
to Stromness and Cumberland Bays
Carlita Bay is shown as Horseshoe Bay on old charts. During
the whaling era, the Postman delivered the mail to the stations in
Stromness Bay by rowing across Cumberland West Bay from Maiviken to
Carlita Bay, and then walking over the col to Husvik and on to the
other two stations. At one time, there was a Postman's refuge hut,
but this has now gone. Instead there is a newer hut, built by BAS in
the early 60's. It was used as a refuge hut by the Garrison and is
stocked with emergency supplies. When we visited in 1995, the hut
had been damaged by storms with the floor, walls and roof all having
been displaced from one another. Unless it is repaired, it will
probably not last long.
At the time of our visit, the beach hosted a large number of elephant seals, who, as usual, paid us very little attention.
The approach to Carlita Bay might well necessitate a certain amount of dodging around ice calved from the Neumayer Glacier.
Anchorage was found off the hut, in 4m, mud with no kelp. The bay is well sheltered from the W through N to NE. On the occasion of Badger's visit, there was quite a lot of ice in the anchorage and if this is the case, it would not be advisable to leave a yacht unattended or to anchor overnight in this bay.
From Carlita Bay, it is a fairly easy 2½ to 3 hour walk to Husvik. A good view of the Neumayer Glacier can be obtained by climbing the hill to the W of the bay.
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