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RE: Antartica, the 7th Continent Day 1 - 4
You were one of the early travellers there
I suppose so. Back then only 30k travellers per year allowed. Not sure the situation these days.
...journey across the Drake Passage
Rough and Rocky. I was at the end of the season, the last weeks. February or March, if I remember well. On an ex-marine boat, rebuild it inside into a low luxury (ie, all very basic) cruise boat. With just 30 passengers. I was allowed in the wheelhouse, and loved it when we went full into the waves, most others got a bit scared, thinking we would sink. We were close to not sailing, having to wait for better weather on our trip towards Antarctica. But hey, ex-marine boats are built for rough waters, and am so happy I actually experienced the extremes! 🥳
...I probably didn't appreciate and feel it as much as I should have.
One may feel this afterwards still. Hope you do.
I hear nowadays it's around 120k visitors per year. We saw ships from far afield which kinda spoils the ambience. I have a sneaky feeling they might restrict visitor numbers in future, and that may push prices up.
30 passengers sounds like quite a small ship, no wonder the other people were scared! Reminds me of the stories about the small wooden boats people sailed in back in the days!
Any plans of a return trip?
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