Drake's Passage & Bransfield Strait

Yesterday, soon after dinner, the H.R. Manageress asked me to come and help her put together gift bags for crew. I roped Paul in and we went to help Sevda. We were initially going to make up 100 gift bags but we put them together so quickly that we ended up doing the rest of them - another 130 bags - in our cabin because Sevda's cabin was getting quite full.

Today the Venture has continued to make her way southwards. Paul has been doing courses, online, and I've been reading or resting. Various lectures were organised and in between, all guests had to attend a mandatory IAATO briefing about expected conduct while in Antarctica. Antarctica is a protected area, so everyone must respect nature and the environment.

This ealy evening we have seen our first penguins 🐧 on some ice!

Tomorrow we hope to start the Antarctica experience with a zodiac cruise around Spert Island. It is going to be an early start for the first 3 groups: 7:15am, yawn. That includes the group I have been allocated to.Læs mere