continents. We went ashore at a tiny Argentine base this morning on mainland
Antarctica. Until now we have been visiting the South Shetlands which are
officially Antarctica but it's not quite the same.
And I have now swum in seven oceans as well, or whatever. The big excitement
was the hot tub. Yesterday we visited Deception Island and one of the crew
dug a big hole and it filled with steaming hot water. Of course I couldn't
resist and was first in. Then into the freezing ocean and back in the hot
tub. Very bracing.
Deception Issland is the surrounds of the caldera of a volcano. The volcano
erupted and swallowed most of the base that was built on the site of an old
whaling station. Nature's revenge according to Helen. Fantastic remains of
buildings that were literally abandoned, and hulks of old machinery, and
timber boats along the shore that made it rather lioke sculpture by the
(Antarctic) sea. And the inevitable penguin demanding right of way.
This morning we were woken just before 6am to see a big pod of killer whales
that came right up to the ship. And we were surrounded by icebergs and snow.
Very pretty. And on our morning excurrsion we took a zodiak cruise through
icebergs and two crab eater seals also came very close to see what we were
up to.
It's very cold outside and we wear most of the clothes we have borrowed from
many of you. But it is also spectacular.
Tonight's dinner is a BBQ on deck. Would madam like snow with that!!!
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