Our quest to visit 7 continents, 100 countries, and all 50 states…
Posted in Antarctica, Infinity, South America on Feb 19th, 2011
Well, we’re now sailing back through the Drake Passage. Seas are running ~15-20ft with winds in the 40-50 knot range. None of this is exceptional for this part of the world, but it’s certainly atypical of what one usually experiences on a Caribbean cruise. According to reports from the bridge, the visibility in Antarctica is […]
Posted in Antarctica, Infinity on Feb 18th, 2011
Ugh. What a day. After a relatively peaceful night, I awoke and flung open the curtains to see my first glimpse of Antarctica… Fog! I went out on deck: more fog. Port side: fog. Starboard side: fog. Fog, fog, and more (you guessed it) fog. Roughly an hour after reaching Elephant Island, the wind had […]
Posted in Antarctica, Infinity on Feb 17th, 2011
In what must surely seem like a news update from the Department of Redundancy Department, we again awoke to a cloudless sky and relatively smooth sea. According to the captain, the waves are running between 7-8 feet, which is very tame for this part of the world. As the day has progressed, the sky has […]
Posted in Falkland Islands, Infinity on Feb 16th, 2011
Last night was a bit of a challenge. Emerson’s cold grew worse and her fever went up. We got her fever lowered, but she was restless a good bit of the night. Libby slept a little; I slept pretty much not at all. In the morning when it opened at 8am, we went to the […]
Posted in Antarctica, Infinity on Feb 15th, 2011
We again awoke to a cloudless sky and smooth sea. As we’ve been traveling south, the temperature has been dropping slightly, though it’s still very comfortable. As is our routine, we had an early breakfast in the Oceanview Café. We spent some time walking about the decks. Libby then attended a lecturer on the Falklands, […]