We are now on the Antarctic Peninsula. After a two and a half day sail,
mostly through gale force winds and 15-18 feet seas the captain is
manuvering to anchor the ship so we can go to shore by Zodiac inflatables.
We have some incredible photos and video taken from the bridge of the ship
plowing through the waves. The bridge is 5o feet above the water and the
waves crashing off the bow would splash all the way up to the bridge level.
Those of us who are not suffering from seasickness were loving it, but the
poor folks who were ill were suffering terribly. They will certainly be
happy to have the ship at anchor for awhile and to get ashore. We are now
surrounded by icebergs and small chunks of ice known as bergy bits. The deck
is also covered in ice in some places so walking is precarious. If all goes
as planned we are scheduled for two excursions ashore-one this morning and
one this afternoon. We are definitely in big ice country.
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