So I have now spent a day and a half in the Drake Passage, where lots of oceans throughout the world combine. Its really, really shaky, and you can’t really walk around unless you are hanging onto stuff. We have lectures each day, and yesterday there was a big swell, and all the chairs (and the people in them) fell over. The people who work on the ship= the waiters especially must be laughing their heads off at us silently. They are very nice though…all the lunches are buffet and they will bring soups and drinks to you so you don’t have to try and walk while carrying liquids.
The anti-nausea medication is kind of an ice-breaker conversation topic…everyone is using something (and those who aren’t are not surfacing cause they are super sick). We are using a patch that goes behind your ear. Its been very effective, although it totally dries out your mouth. Other people are using wristbands, and various pills.
We just saw an iceberg off the right side of the boat, which was amazing to watch…it was actually a nice thing to see, because it means that we are getting close! We now just keep seeing more and more on the horizon…they are so incredible looking. This evening we are landing on “Deception Island” which is right off the peninsula. I’ll definitely write more after that, because hopefully there will be penguins to see!! Also, there is a bit of a swimming competition…if you swim off the beach up to your neck they give you a certificate. I am currently in a penguin lecture…I have been learning so much about the continent and everything to do with it.
Hopefully in my next entry (later today with any luck), I will have some cool pictures to put up. I will definitely add pictures of these icebergs, because wow they arehuge and the water is such a beautiful blue now. Is nice to see something on the horizon besides endless sea, even if what we are seeing are just frozen pieces of sea. I can't wait to get on land though...to see the penguins and to be able to walk straight a little. Although I think we have all gotten some sea legs, so walking is rather hard.
We just got an announcement saying "Welcome to Antarctica" !!!!
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This sounds absolutely breathtaking. I can't wait to see your photos of the iceburgs and the blue of the ocean. Though, I imagine it is indescribable by words.
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