We made it to the end of the world!
Drake Passage (which we have to cross to get to Antarctica) wasn’t nearly as bad as I had been expecting. No rogue waves, no dishes crashing. But even so, it kicked my butt. Even though I had my relief band on, the steady, continuous rocking got to me; I felt like I had been hit by a mac truck. I spent most of the day in bed, not even getting up for lunch or dinner. Today I switched to Dramamine and different sea bands and it seems to have cleared up. We dined with two of the ship doctors, who said on a scale of 1 to 10, she would rate yesterday’s Drake passage as a 1. So there you have it, I’m officially a weenie!
Good thing, because today we did our first zodiac landing, in the Barrientos Islands. It was a bonus landing; the calm waters meant we arrived earlier than anticipated and were able to take the zodiacs out for a ride. Thousands of penguins–Gentoos (with red beaks) and chinstraps (with a black line along their chin that looks like a strap)– were everywhere.
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