Discuss some of the issues encountered by Slocum after leaving Buenos Aires.

Slocum sailed a full restocked Spray from Buenos Aires on January 26, 1896. Almost immediately, the wind turned into a dangerous gale turning the sea into mud. Slocum detailed how the River Plate is a treacherous place to be during a storm. Slocum managed to weigh anchor just off the coast where he waited out the storm until the next morning.