We’re supposed to be looking for whales. There was one sighting (maybe, we never saw it – and we’ve got the good eyes up in the forward lounge with Christopher – the bartender who has snapped some awesome shots last cruise and this!). So, we’re just hanging out, blogging as the icebergs start sliding by – ok – the captain promised we’d see thousands, yep, probably there already. All fabulous – small, large and everywhere in between. The snow is starting to come down again, the iceberg reflect the blue light – you can see their “feet” (the area just below the surface) they are all simply incredible.
But then, OMG, we’re into the ice…seriously. Starts out as pancake ice, little pancake shaped ice floats, then it starts getting thicker until it’s really big sheets of ice that we are literally breaking through! We’ve got an ice hardened hull, so the captain is threading his way through the icebergs and ice – breaking apart little bergs as we go. How amazing is this? Sailing through the ice – even the crew is out there – it’s so unusual. Last cruise they had beautiful sunny weather and a smooth Drake crossing. This cruise? Not hardly – but does that matter? Oh no….cutting through the ice? I’ll take that over sun any day!
So – now we’re turning all the way around, like we’re heading back from where we came – and they are lowering the zodiacs…..hmmmm….I think another change in plans is about to be announced! Stay tuned!
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