It's swell on board

Third morning on the Nordnorge – getting up to grey skies and drizzle. Up on deck a little later than usual feeling pretty groggy from a rough night and drugged by the Stugeron! Poor Rachel wasn’t very well, the swell got up a bit just before we went to bed, but she has resorted to her first ‘anti-nausea patch’ and is coping fine now. Too wet and slippy for our morning run, so brisk power walking round the deck followed by sun salutations, which have worked as the sun is now out! Our numbers are swelling – there were 6 of us taking the sea air today! Usual splendid breakfast and then an IAATO briefing to prepare us for Antarctic landings, followed by our own briefings on Health & Safety, and the daily routine at Lockroy from Tudor and Rick. Very sleepy afterwards! Rachel had a snooze while I went for lunch.

off out now to look for albatrosses! there were a few giant petrels following us earlier.

We arrive at the Falklands tomorrow, landing at some small islands with albatross colonies, and then on to Stanley on Sunday. We have been trying to figure out how to get to Stanley by tomorrow afternoon to watch the rugby final! but I don’t think it is going to be possible, and there is no TV reception on board ship. Oh, well, as mum always says, they will probably do better if we are not watching!