Note to self – don’t repeat yesterday’s crawling episode. In fact, don’t repeat much of yesterday. Where are we? Are we out of the Drake Shake yet? No, but somehow I do feel better. Kristen is also looking a bit more lively today. Mike – he was never affected by the rolling seas, which I later heard were gale force 5 winds. Don’t know if that is right, but it sounds utterly wicked. He gives credit to NOT becoming sick to NOT taking the medications that we did.
Who ever thought that attending a lecture could feel so good? Vertical feels very good today! All lectures are attended and enjoyed: Penguins, Whales, a slide show about the Conservation of Antarctica, and lastly a discussion about the Volcanoes of Antarctica, and then an evening film.
First glacier sighted at 4:48 pm today. We must be getting close! As I think about seeing a “glacier,” I wonder how there can be a glacier when there is no continent in sight. I guess it must be so continuously cold that there are glaciers formed on the islands around Antarctica.
In the nightly recap we are told that the winds never got under 20 knots today. Now I’m not going to pretend that I even know how fast that is, I just know it is fast from my gut instinct! The winds did not do as expected, so there has been a change of plan. When we came through the gap between Robert Island and Nelson Island, they looked at Fort Point, but they could not get enough shelter there. So we went to Yankee Harbor, but found the winds at 40 knots. Half Moon Island was also too rough. So we finally anchored at False Bay, Livingston Island. Who knew? It is a good thing they wait until all of the “looking” is over to tell us the situation. It sounds like the Capt. Roder had a full day of looking for a parking spot at the mall during Christmas season shopping peaks, only with a little more danger at stake. Oh well, lectures were good and plenty of hot tea to keep warm. And did I mention . . . I am still vertical and it feels good!
Adventure Life has been an extraordinary travel resource for us over the years and today was no exception. Our River Cruise booking was handled by Jess (who has been our personal trip planner for several years) the same day as our inquiry. Suggestions were given for cabin choice and pre-trip options (that were not shown on the cruise line's website) like airport transfers and prepaid gratuities. Trip insurance recommendations followed and we were assigned a travel co-ordinator till the end of the tour. All we have to do is show up! Great service from friendly folks.
APtravelwell
1 day ago
My representative Kevin was very responsive generally and in crafting our itinerary to our specific priorities.
Rocco Labella
1 day ago
Although there was a lot of paper work, I received help and guidance when I needed it.
Donna Kirby
2 days ago
Our travel was flawless! The rider pickup (airport, hotel, ship) was seamless. Jane's recommendation for Emerald Cruise Sakara was everything I wanted but the experience was soooo much more. Adventure Life took care of each and every detail and this was the easiest of all my travels.
Anne Petty
3 days ago
Follow up was effective any questions were answered in a timely manner