Wednesday Afternoon, 27th February and we have left the Antarctic Peninsula behind and look forward now to two days sailing before we reach South Georgia. But first we must navigate our way through ”Iceberg Alley” as this part of the Antarctic Sound is sometimes known. It is full of giant tabular icebergs that have broken away from the ice shelves that surround this part of the Antarctic coast. They are quite spactacular and are not found in any other waters around the globe. They are presumably a nighmare for the ship’s navigators in bad visibility. Speaking of which, the fog has stared to close in around the ship. Hope the radar is working.
Now we need to plan the next 72 hours before we arrive in Grytviken, a visit that will be something of a pilgrimage for many of us for that is where we plan to raise a toast at the graveside of the greatest Antarctic explorer of them all, Ernest Shackleton.