After 7 days in the Antarctic, we started toward South Georgia. The passage over the Scotia Sea (as it is called), was rough but not as bad as the Drake Passage. Some who were still sensitive to seasickness were again absent from all meals and gatherings, I'm thinking it must have really been terrible for them. They certainly suffered a lot for this experience. This passage took over two days, note that it took Shackleton 16 days in a relatively tiny boat.
Again we had lectures, some entertainment (movies), but otherwise it was very tedious since you really couldn't do much with the ship rocking severely. They allowed us to hang out on the bridge pretty much whenever we wanted, so several of us spent a lot of time up there.
BTW, for Clint: my cabin mate was a Rotarian from Australia. As a matter of fact there were three Rotarians among the passengers, which they claimed was enough to hold a meeting (they did).
After two-plus long days, South Georgia emerged into view with its sharp, glaciated peaks in stark contrast to the open gray ocean.
In my cabin trying to kill time on the South Georgia passage
First view of the dramatic landscape of South Georgia
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