The constant rocking of the boat is almost unbearable and as a consequence I have been in my bed for most of the day. Sleeping, listening to music, and lounging about with my eyes closed trying to acclimate my head and stomach to the dizzying rhythm of the ship. The return voyage through the Drake Passage was not as smooth as the initial passing on our way to Antarctica.
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| Our route through Antarctica |
I ventured out to walk around. To eat lunch and dinner and to listen to the lecture on Antarctic mythology and legends. This lecture was scheduled for a few days ago but was put off because of all the landings. Before lunch I sat at the bar in the common area eating a banana and watching the young French boy Hugo show off his magic tricks and tumbling skills to the amusement of the ladies young and old. He is probably only five and quite a charmer. His family’s road trip through South America will only serve to set him on a life course unlike many others.
Tomorrow will be the last day of open seas. Later tonight we will reach the Beagle Channel where the water will be much calmer. I left dinner in the middle of the main course, country fried steak and mashed potatoes, because the lurching of the ship made me very nauseous. You could see out the window as the ocean appeared and disappeared with the tilting of the ship. I laid down for a bit to calm myself.
They showed the movie Robin Hood with Russell Crowe after dinner. It was okay. It wasn’t great.
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