Another day at sea, headed north instead of south. And a continued dose of the Drake Passage. While it wasn’t truly highlighted yesterday (with the other news to relay), the 2nd day on Drakes (heading south) was again very “fresh” as our captain called it, with swells back up in the 8 to 10 meter range. Soooo, 2 days on the Drake (the typical), but now 2 more back...
First full day at sea, headed to Antarctica! The seas were churning, but nothing like they were days ago when the wind and seas wreaked havoc onboard! Swell / waves are only 5 to 6 meters, as compared to the 8 to 10 from a few days ago. The only significant task on the schedule today was getting fitted for boots. Tourism on Antarctica follows strict...
Happy Halloween from the Chilean fjords, heading for the Drake Passage! We are well on our way to Antarctica, navigating the last of the fjords before going back to the open sea, across the infamous Drake passage. We were potentially going to stop at Cape Horn and tender to shore, but the weather conditions prevented us from doing so. Only 10% of...