Sunday, 4 February

 At Sea – Once we got out onto the Atlantic,

it became rougher and all night we felt the movement and heard the moans, groans, snaps and clicks of the whole ship. Luckily, neither of us has a problem with motion sickness, so we enjoyed a great breakfast delivered to our suite. There is a team of 5 Antarctica experts on board and they began their series of talks. The first related to the native animals and their use of feathers, fur, fat and friendliness to stay warm. The second was suggestions to improve our photography skills. Both interesting. In between, I played Bingo, but didn’t win anything. Later on, I joined a team for trivia and again – no joy. I also missed 1 question on the Mensa Challenge, so all ‘round – a no-luck day. The captain’s welcome reception kicked off a formal evening and we enjoyed dinner and music in the lounge. We even tried dancing, but that turned out to be tough on a rolling dance floor. So we clutched one another and laughed and lurched and shuffled around until the end of the song. Unfortunately, the guitarist in the theatre was so loud, all I could hear was distorted noise, so we left after 1 ½ numbers. Halfway back the length of the ship and up 2 levels, suddenly I could hear how good he was, but there was nowhere to stop and sit and enjoy the music, so we turned in for the night.
Photos of the day