RWSE Day 23: Recap … Storm Ahead

Back on the ship after our zodiac cruise, we had just enough time for hot showers before heading up to the lounge for the daily recap to find out what tomorrow had in store for us.

The news wasn’t good.

The Windy slides EL Sara shared showed a huge area of purple — which Allan later named the “Purple Monster.” A storm was brewing in the Peninsula region … including our target area for activities in the Bransfield Strait, South Shetlands, and Elephant Island. It would be impossible to do any kind of off-ship activities there for the next 24-36 hours.

The solution was to spend another day in the vicinity of where we had explored today before cruising the 150 NM to Elephant Island. Frankly, we didn’t mind as we’d spent time in the target area in 2007. Where we would be whiling away our time would be all new to us.

Rupert, one of the passengers, followed EL Sara. Looks like some of the passengers are devising a quiz two days hence to test how well the expedition team has come to know the passengers. Questions and photos to be contributed by everyone. Turnabout is fair game, I suppose. After all, the team quizzed the passengers about the polar knowledge imparted to them over the previous weeks.

Dr Amar wrapped up the recap with a briefing about frostbite … how it happens, how to prevent it, how to recognize and treat it. Interestingly, the most important take away for me was to re-warm the affected appendage only if there is no chance of re-freezing.

A special documentary screening is scheduled for later in the evening. But first … dinner.Leggi altro