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February 3 and 4. At Sea
A chance to sleep in and most people do. The Lido is pretty empty until about 9 am. Our table of eight is back at full strength. One couple had been off overnight to visit relatives in Montevideo, one for a 14 hour trip to Iguazu Falls ($1299 per person) , and one gone 4 or 5 days to do his own touring.
Our friends Kate Ross and her husband Carl have left to return to Rochester, NY. Kate was an Exploration Speaker and her stint aboard the Prinsendam is over. They were not looking forward to Rochester’s snow. About 80 new passengers came on board and close to a similar number left. We’ve picked up a little child. An adorable little girl about 3 who is accompanied by her parents and what looks like a grandmother. She’ll be the darling of the ship.
During one night, accompanied by spectacular lightening we had heavy, heavy rain. As the story goes, the drains on the 12th deck were clogged so the water ran down onto deck 11. The pool flooded and overran its sides. One side of the Lido dining room was flooded so they removed all the furniture and brought in the wet vacs and fans. We talked to a couple whose cabin is under the Lido and they had an impromptu and unwelcome shower from their cabin ceiling. They were offered another cabin until theirs dried but decided it was too much bother to move their stuff. Other than the noise from the fans, they don’t seem too distressed.
Last night we received heavy blue fleece jackets for Antarctica. They are very nice and have sleeves that zip off to form a vest. We’re waiting to see when the first one appears on deck.
The captain announced yesterday that he “steaming” at full speed but only traveling at 18 knots because of the strong currents. Today he came on and said he has changed course and we’re traveling at 22 knots but will be an hour or so late arriving in the Falklands. We’ll stay an hour later than our scheduled departure and then head toward Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. And Shackelton’s grave. Few ships are able to anchor at Cumberland Bay but our captain is Norwegian and Shackelton one of his heros so we stand a good chance.
A chance to sleep in and most people do. The Lido is pretty empty until about 9 am. Our table of eight is back at full strength. One couple had been off overnight to visit relatives in Montevideo, one for a 14 hour trip to Iguazu Falls ($1299 per person) , and one gone 4 or 5 days to do his own touring.
Our friends Kate Ross and her husband Carl have left to return to Rochester, NY. Kate was an Exploration Speaker and her stint aboard the Prinsendam is over. They were not looking forward to Rochester’s snow. About 80 new passengers came on board and close to a similar number left. We’ve picked up a little child. An adorable little girl about 3 who is accompanied by her parents and what looks like a grandmother. She’ll be the darling of the ship.
During one night, accompanied by spectacular lightening we had heavy, heavy rain. As the story goes, the drains on the 12th deck were clogged so the water ran down onto deck 11. The pool flooded and overran its sides. One side of the Lido dining room was flooded so they removed all the furniture and brought in the wet vacs and fans. We talked to a couple whose cabin is under the Lido and they had an impromptu and unwelcome shower from their cabin ceiling. They were offered another cabin until theirs dried but decided it was too much bother to move their stuff. Other than the noise from the fans, they don’t seem too distressed.
Last night we received heavy blue fleece jackets for Antarctica. They are very nice and have sleeves that zip off to form a vest. We’re waiting to see when the first one appears on deck.
The captain announced yesterday that he “steaming” at full speed but only traveling at 18 knots because of the strong currents. Today he came on and said he has changed course and we’re traveling at 22 knots but will be an hour or so late arriving in the Falklands. We’ll stay an hour later than our scheduled departure and then head toward Cumberland Bay, South Georgia. And Shackelton’s grave. Few ships are able to anchor at Cumberland Bay but our captain is Norwegian and Shackelton one of his heros so we stand a good chance.
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