Incredible sites
southernmost point on the trip
Windy, cold day
Pretty special place
Ice Walls
Great backdrop
Unique iceberg shapesFriday, March 4th
Kurt and I are currently sitting in our room on the 4th floor of the Sea Spirit at 2pm on Friday, March 4th. We are in the middle of the Drake Passage. The #8 out of #10 difficulty rating has proven to be accurate. This is crazy. We are catching air and jumping over waves. We're sitting here, we feel the boat hit the wave, then we can tell that we are suspended in mid air. Then, BAM - we hit the ocean again. The whole boat rattles.
Neither of us are sick - to this point. We're hanging in there. To leave the room is questionable. You literally bump into everything in site. We just went to lunch. An older gentlemen got his entire chair flipped over while sitting at the table. The drinks were flying around. We got some food - and got out of there.
We're starting the movie - "The March of the Penguins". More later.
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The rest of Friday was mostly spent inside our cabins, laying horizontally. The Quark staff had a couple presentations throughout the day - I did not participate. During dinner, one of the girls at our table flipped over twice. Another person flipped over in the lounge. I know that I can't decribe the feeling at this point of the game -- but perhaps the word - unstable - comes to mind.
After dinner, a few of us went up to the Bridge (the area where the captain drives the ship). There is an open-door policy on this ship. Everyone leaves their keys in their cabin doors and we are all allowed up on the Bridge. The captain told us that they have seen 24ft. waves on this passage. The Marathon Tours guide told us that this is the 2nd worst crossing he's ever experienced in 12 years.
I'm writing on Saturday morning about 10am. We're told that we should enter calmer waters by 3pm and should reach the protection of the Beagle Channel by late evening. This trip has been great - BUT ----- I'll be happy when my legs touch ground once again.
Kurt and I are currently sitting in our room on the 4th floor of the Sea Spirit at 2pm on Friday, March 4th. We are in the middle of the Drake Passage. The #8 out of #10 difficulty rating has proven to be accurate. This is crazy. We are catching air and jumping over waves. We're sitting here, we feel the boat hit the wave, then we can tell that we are suspended in mid air. Then, BAM - we hit the ocean again. The whole boat rattles.
Neither of us are sick - to this point. We're hanging in there. To leave the room is questionable. You literally bump into everything in site. We just went to lunch. An older gentlemen got his entire chair flipped over while sitting at the table. The drinks were flying around. We got some food - and got out of there.
We're starting the movie - "The March of the Penguins". More later.
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The rest of Friday was mostly spent inside our cabins, laying horizontally. The Quark staff had a couple presentations throughout the day - I did not participate. During dinner, one of the girls at our table flipped over twice. Another person flipped over in the lounge. I know that I can't decribe the feeling at this point of the game -- but perhaps the word - unstable - comes to mind.
After dinner, a few of us went up to the Bridge (the area where the captain drives the ship). There is an open-door policy on this ship. Everyone leaves their keys in their cabin doors and we are all allowed up on the Bridge. The captain told us that they have seen 24ft. waves on this passage. The Marathon Tours guide told us that this is the 2nd worst crossing he's ever experienced in 12 years.
I'm writing on Saturday morning about 10am. We're told that we should enter calmer waters by 3pm and should reach the protection of the Beagle Channel by late evening. This trip has been great - BUT ----- I'll be happy when my legs touch ground once again.
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