Headed North

We have just had three amazing days in Antarctica! The sun was shining and the sea ice proved no match for our captain. It’s hard to grasp the beauty, wildness, and size of this place. 200 lb seals look like little specks on the ice and the rocky pointed mountains dwarf our ship. Floating icebergs the size of factory buildings only hint at the 80% of the berg that is submerged. Everywhere you look there is nothing but blue sea and sky separated by snow, ice, and rough mountain peaks rising 3000 feet straight up from sea level. We have taken hundreds of photos to show you when we get home! Our ship is now headed north from our current position of 65 degrees south. Tonight and tomorrow we’ll be crossing Drake Passage and by tomorrow (Sunday) night we should be rounding Cape Horn. Monday we will be in the southern most town in the world, Ushuaia, Argentina.