Sea Days & other stuff

There are some days when no port is visited and  the whole day is spent at sea. These days present a great opportunity to catch up on some reading, do nothing, or explore the ship.

A great way to relax Christine - a pot of tea while listening to live music

or watching the Tango

 perhaps a swim - indoors

or an outdoor swim

and later in the evening watch a movie under the stars on the "big" screen

watch/listen to some of the presentations and seminars - this fellow did an amazing job of creating table decorations from fresh fruit

and once in a while the ship needs to be refueled as well as the passengers - the tanker tied up beside us in one of the ports and pumped directly into the ships tanks

take in some of the many live entertainment options

this was a full production show of the "British Invasion" rock music era in the 60s

Motown anybody?

or meeting people and making new friends - Ed and Noel (Australian)

wrapped up for a cold day in the far down south heading for Cape Horn.

Christine & Ed teamed up with Noel and his wife Lorraine to win a trivia quiz game - the prize - a bottle of champagne -Yeah!!! 

Just looking out over the rail and watching the ocean pass by can be quite soothing and sometimes exciting - we saw flying fish, whales and dolphins, an albatross and numerous other sea birds. While passing through Drakes Passage and the Straits of Magellan we were entertained by seals.
We sailed over 10,000 nautical miles during our 32 day cruise. We passed through numerous time zones, experienced  drastic changes in weather from very hot and sunny to the complete opposite where Calgary appropriate winter clothing was required.
We crossed the Equator where generally the seas are calm and rounded Cape Horn which is considered one of the most stormy places in the world.

we are now "certified"

Our visit to Ushuaia, Argentina was eventful because the ship was registered in the Bahamas, had a British captain and some of the crew were also British. Argentina is in dispute with Britain over the Falklands (referred to as Islas Malvinas  by Argentina). The Argentinian port officials  allowed our ship to almost tie up to its assigned berth before advising that we should anchor out in the bay and tender all passengers ashore. Fun and games with a very serious undertone. Comes across as kind of petty but when you have fought a war and lost maybe this is the way to feel a little better about it.

 

We love the many sunrises (Christine saw many more than Ed) and sunsets - very appealing to the eye and a great way to start or end your day

Almost the end of a great vacation and adventure but we have a couple more weeks of fun on land before returning home. Join us for the dash to the finish line.