note: picture gallery of entire trip here
note: full itinerary of cruise here
This blog is going to be a little different. It’ll be more of a “Captains log” style of post. I chose captain to keep a nautical theme. It’s simple a log of what would happen on a day at sea with no landings. I’ve described a landing day here.
On the way out we had a drake shake and it meant that about half the boat was seasick come the next morning.
note: picture gallery of entire trip here
note: full itinerary of cruise here
After crossing the Drake passage you’ll first reach the South Shetland islands which has large penguin breeding colonies. It’s interesting, it’s worth the visit but it’s not why I’m here. I can see breeding penguins in the zoo and breeding penguin wild life colonies in Argentina, South Africa or New Zealand. I’m here for the 7th continent.
It has always been my dream and finally the expedition leader would announce over the loud speakers that if you looked port side you’d be able to see land.