Out Of Antarctica

I had intended to post from Antarctica itself, but time somehow gets away from you wile in a place like this. So, I ' m posting instead from the Scotia Sea en route to the Falklands.You might have heard of the Drake Passage between Ushuaia and the Antarctic. It is often windy and treacherous, and has become known to those with weak stomachs (such as yours truly) as the Drake Shake. Fortunately, we had one of the quieter rides, and so we refer to this area alternatively as the Drake Lake. (We ' ve had some rough seas here and there anyway, and I ' m trying to keep my meals from repatriating themselves to the outside world with an Australian drug called TravaCalm. So far, so good.) And believe it or not, there were a number of other cruise and expedition ships down there with us. Antarctica is becoming a major eco-tourist attraction.Our week in the REALLY Deep South included four trips out to land, twice to islands, and twice to the mainland peninsula itself. Given the latter, I have officially joined the 7 Continents club, having now set foot on all seven continents. (Naturally, some academic types have just now come up with a possible eighth continent, Zealandia, but it ' s mostly under the ocean, so in my book, it doesn ' t count.) There were two days with weather rough enough to keep us away from shore, so we got to steam around and see the incredible territory instead. That ' s a reasonable consolation prize.Photos do not do this area justice. At all. At least mine don ' t...
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