how did it get to be 11 again...

A long day of lectures, getting settled on the ship and my body getting accustomed to the ocean travel. I'm doing OK so far, feel off but not quite queasy. Tired though, a combination I think of the craziness of the past few weeks and the tilt and sway of the ship. I slept well last night and napped between things today.
It's been ranging in roughness from a two to a three with waves coming up and over the sides of the lower decks. And every now and then a sudden plunge: we all need to stay alert as we make our drunken seeming way through the corridors.
But I've been getting outside as much as I can and the light is astounding. It's amazing with nothing in sight there is so much to look at.

And just now on my last walk -- it was snowing...

Ok to bed, managed to work out recharging the computer so tomorrow will finally be a longer post with some pictures.



Here's Mom (written earlier this evening)

As Lis said we are here, it still isn't quite real, we are going to Antarctica. We were on deck for the final cast off, it was after 8 and it was still very light. All through dinner I kept looking out the window expecting it to start getting dark, but all you could see was beautiful clear sunlight. So tired after dinner, went to cabin, dug out my PJ's and put my seasick patch on, I would rather not get sick. About four in the morning I woke up to the boat rolling very hard and that has continued all day, with some pretty steep rolls where the window almost meets the sea. It is a real hoot trying to walk on a rocking and rolling boat. One of the staff members said that on a scale of 1 to 5 this was a 2, so we will see how we hold up if it goes to a 4 or a 5. We got our Wellies this morning and our parkas were in our room when we arrived, they are very nice and waterproof, we will stand out on a New York subway, since they are bright red, better to be seen against the white of Antarctica. Have to stop now to get dressed for the Captain's cocktail party and dinner.