First Day-Sea Day Woo Hoo!

Woo Hoo....I got 8 1/2 Hours of sleep!!! And we woke up to some, albeit only slight, movement.

We had room service for breakfast.

We gathered all our outer garments and took them down to Deck A for expection. The Biosecurity Team examines all outer garments for any lint, seed or dirt. This is so we do not take any foreign objects on the landings. If they find anything, they vacuum the item of clothing.

After inspection, we dropped our clothing off in our stateroom and headed to the Aula (theatre/auditorium) for the 10 AM daily briefing on the Falkland Islands, Biosecurity, and Zodiac Operations. This briefing was immediately followed by the Mandatory Kayak briefing. We were assigned to a 2:30 PM time to test our ability to transfer from the zodiac to the kayak.

We stopped by Guest Services to sign up for additional excursions before heading to the World Cafe for lunch.

We went back to the stateroom where I washed some items.

I went to the 2 PM Binocular Workshop which I left early to get Bob and head to our kayak test. It was an easy test and once again, we both passed.

It was back to the stateroom. I did some ironing and updated this blog.

Soon it was time to get ready for dinner as there is both a Welcome Reception followed by the daily briefing.

We are having dinner in Manfredi's with Andrew and Margaret from our Pre-Extension trip.

There is a lecture at 8 PM by the Chief Scientist Dr. Kimberly Galvez entitled, "Introduction to Viking Science".

Finally, at 9 PM in The Hide (Viking's secret Speakeasy) there is the Expedition Diaries where one of the Expedition members will host a fascinating story telling session of their person experiences.

I am hoping to make it through all these activities!

It has been a busy sea day!

BTW, we have some motion-but not enough. I am happy to report that there is a noticeable difference in the amount of motion from midship to our stateroom just next to the Explorer' Lounge which is at the bow.Read more