Day 7/29: Sunday, February 2, 2020: At Sea

Day 6/28: Saturday, February 1, 2020: At Sea

The day started as being the sea day between Puerto Madryn, Argentina and Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands. We snorkeled with the sea lions in Puerto Madryn and we are scheduled to travel to Buff Cove on the Falklands. Thats's how the day started.

I slept in and did not get up until around 8:00 am. Maria and I had breakfast at the La Travazza. Afterward, I attended a geographical lecture followed by a presentation the history of the discovery and exploration of Antarctica. Did you know the first expedition to officially sight the Antarctic continent itself was Belgium?

At the end of the history presentation, an announcement came over the PA alerting everyone that the Expedition leader, Stepfen, and the ship Captain, would be making an announcement in the Show Lounge, where the lecture had just concluded. So I hung around as the Lounge quickly filled.

It took quite awhile for them to get to the point, but the bottom line is that we will not be stopping in the Falkland Islands due to high winds. The ship cannot dock but we would need to tender to shore and they are predicting 35-40 knot winds. The Captain said there were two alternatives. First we could enter the harbor and see Port Stanley before saying "goodbye" and sailing on. Second option is to bypass the island completely and head south to Antarctica. This would add a day at sea and they said it would add another day in Antarctica at a port we had not expected to visit. I'm not sure how that works out, both adding a sea day AND adding an extra day in Antarctica, but I guess we will find out.

We had dinner in the Hot Rock cafe at the pool. Maria seemed to enjoy it.