Introduction to today's journey
Today's journey heads south from Cape Horn across the Drake Passage. The water is a bit rough and storms brew behind us over South America, so we make very good progress heading towards the Antarctic Peninsula, making well over half of the crossing today reaching the Antarctic Convergence Zone and the official beginning of Antarctica at 60 degrees south.
Today's Journey
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Early morning on the Drake Passage as we roll over a four metre swell on our way towards Antarctica. It had been quite rough after we passed Cape Horn in the small hours of this morning, but not so bad here. |
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The bridge is quiet with the ship nagivating by autopilot. Fortunately we have access to the bridge over most of the cruise and can see where we are heading towards. |
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The cold sun rises to the east over the region where the Atlantic Ocean meets the Southern Ocean. |
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South America is far behind us with only ocean visible as far as the eye can see in any direction. The storm now affecting Tierra del Fuego is now well behind us with good weather predicted for the rest of our crossing of Drake Passage. |
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The clouds loom low in the chill air as we continue crossing the notorious Drake Passage. |
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The swell gradually eases for this relatively smooth crossing. The ship is still rolling a lot making walking a bit difficult. |
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To pass the time, there are several lectures each day delivered by various scientists and photographers. |
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The cold early afternoon sun remains low in the northern sky. |
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Banks of cloud build over us in the early evening. The sea is a lot flatter now and the ship does not rock much at all. |
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Mid evening as we cross the Antarctic Convergence Zone officially entering Antarctic waters at 60 degrees south. We are on track for our first sighting of Antarctica tomorrow. |
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