Saturday, February 18, 2012

The Southern Sea

We crossed the Antarctic convergence during the night so we are officially in the Southern or Antarctic sea. The air and water temperature are hovering just above freezing. We spotted our first whales this morning off the port bow but did not stop due to the swells. As I type, a snow flurry kicked with large blowing flakes.

This morning at 8:00 we were approximately 150 nautical miles north of the peninsula traveling at fourteen knots. The seas and winds have moderated since entering the Drake Passage but the snow is escalating into a heavy flurry reducing visibly to yards - not good weather whale sightings.

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Location:Drake Passage

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  1. BillyFebruary 18, 2012 at 11:11 AM

    Good to see more posts - i thought maybe you just decided to stay in BA you liked it so much! But then I wondered if maybe you were really just in Baytown since I saw the San Jacinto monument in one of the pics :-). Thanks as always for the photos and your written descriptions are awesome too! Stay warm and keep exploring!

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