Off to Antarctica 27 Dec 2017
First night on the boat...slept well.
Had breakfast and now doing last minute shopping before we sail away at 14h00 hours today.
We were supposed to leave at two, but after getting the formalities done at the military building we ask went for lunch at a local restaurant. Again obscene amounts of meat which I took all the leftovers for the street dogs. Have it to one staying at the yacht club. Peter, pur skipper is the man on the left, being the litre of beer we ordered with lunch! Beer, like everything here is so expensive. A normal size beer is about R100 I a restaurant!
We should sail in a few hours. Peter has 40 years experience and 10 in the Antarctic and we've inky beard praise for him. Reassuring.
First night on the boat...slept well.
Had breakfast and now doing last minute shopping before we sail away at 14h00 hours today.
The yacht club
We were supposed to leave at two, but after getting the formalities done at the military building we ask went for lunch at a local restaurant. Again obscene amounts of meat which I took all the leftovers for the street dogs. Have it to one staying at the yacht club. Peter, pur skipper is the man on the left, being the litre of beer we ordered with lunch! Beer, like everything here is so expensive. A normal size beer is about R100 I a restaurant!
We should sail in a few hours. Peter has 40 years experience and 10 in the Antarctic and we've inky beard praise for him. Reassuring.
Beautiful dog outside the bank
We are checking the sails now
Huge loaves of crispy bread
2 trunks of chocolates and biscuits! I got the enjoyable task of packing them!
Roy and my bedroom. We were lucky to be first and get the one in the middle. Best for not being seasick.
View from our room
Galley
Main eating area
Big ships come and go here
Any minute now we will say goodbye to the old crew and sail for Antarctica. Till 3 weeks time!
What is the weather forecast like? Is this a dry boat?
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