The last crossing of the Drake Passage. It takes us about 4 to 5 days to cross from Antarctica to Argentina. The first few days were very smooth again. Our guest crew were starting to complain that they had expected something else of the infamous Drake Passage. The last day they did get a taste of what it can be like. A northwesterly Force 8. Nothing to exciting, but enough to make cups and glasses fly all over the place, if you didn’t hang on to them. Enough to make some of the guest look forward to solid grounds. And enough to let everyone tell big stories about the dreaded Drake.
This was my last Antarctica trip of the season. Every trip has had something special, as you can read in the past blog entries. My highlight being the Killerwhales we saw in the second trip.
After helping the ship get ready for her next trip, it was time for me to go back to the Netherlands for a well earned holiday.
This was my last Antarctica trip of the season. Every trip has had something special, as you can read in the past blog entries. My highlight being the Killerwhales we saw in the second trip.
After helping the ship get ready for her next trip, it was time for me to go back to the Netherlands for a well earned holiday.
Altough I have only just left the ship, I am looking forward to my next trip, starting the 20th of March. That trip will take me to
Ushuaia, Argentina
Valparaiso, Chile
El Callao, Peru
Guayaquil, Ecuador
Panama canal
Bermuda
Toronto, Canada
If you are in Nijmegen on the 7th of march: I am having a party on the ship the Orca. You are welcome.
Woody/Ewout
18-02-2010 16:30 (GMT+1)
Position 51 46 N 005 31 E
Wind 0
Temp 5,6 C
PS: a glimpse of the construction of the new figurehead:
