Today was open water all day… Dan and Jonathan taught us about whales andicebergs, and we spent time on the top deck tallying different seabirds andlooking for whales (which of course showed up later when I was napping). Wealso heard an interesting talk about Ernest Shackleton, from Phil. Thisevening we watched part 2 of a drama about Shackleton's incredible journeyto bring rescue to his men, after his ship got trapped in the ice.
Even with no landings, they keep us busy all day, so even the open waterdays go by quickly.
We're about two thirds of the way between the Falklands and South GeorgiaIsland, due to arrive at South Georgia Tuesday morning. Rough seas areforecast for the next 24 hours. I'm wondering if it will be worse thanWednesday – the crew records the ship's motion, and we apparently were 45degrees from vertical at some point on Wednesday.
The most significant event today passed around 10:00 p.m. Saturday withlittle fanfare, even though I felt like it was kind of a big deal. Wecrossed the Antarctic Convergence – a distinct line between colder Antarcticwaters and the relatively warmer South Atlantic Ocean. This is onedefinition of Antarctica: everything south of the Convergence. So I cansay that I am in Antarctica now! (The other two definitions are everythingsouth of 60 degrees south latitude, and finally, the continent itself).
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I've checked out your Photo Album, awesome photos, Ken!!! Excellent and amazing pictures, no wonder you wanted to see all that in person! WOW!
ReplyDeleteI recall an old sailor saying from a book I read about Cape Horn. "south of 40 degrees south there is no law and south of 50 degrees there is no god" referring to the dangerous and unpredictable sailing conditions down there.
ReplyDeleteSounds like you're getting a first hand look at why they're called the "roaring 40s."
Keep those patches handy!