”Travelling – It leaves you speechless and then turns you into a story teller – Ibn Battuta”
What a phenomenal day!
We had two onshore landings
Our first stop was Sprightly Island
Sprightly Island is located 1 nautical mile northwest of Spring Point in Hughes Bay. It was named after the British sealer Sprightly, Captain Hughes, who visited the area in 1824-25
We boarded zodiacs (small boats) and cruised around the island marvelling at the glaciers and spotting wildlife.
We were amazed at the wonders of this continent
We returned to a sumptuous lunch back on the ship followed by an enlightening lecture themed ‘Who discovered Antarctica?’
After that, it was time for on-shore landing 2!
Next stop: Meusnier Point.
Located on the western edge of Eurydice Peninsula in Charlotte Bay, Meusnier Point was charted by the Belgian Antarctic Expedition in 1897-99 and later named in 1960, by the UK Antarctic Place Names Committee, after French military engineer Jean – Baptiste Meusnier.
Here, we hiked up a snow covered mountain!!!
That definitely was a a brand new experience for my son and I!
It was absolutely fantastic.
I felt so proud of how quickly my son and I immersed ourselves in this activity and quickly adapted using ski poles to climb
The views? Breathtaking!
On our way back to the ship, we spotted some Adelie penguins – we were so excited as this is a rare specie of penguins and we were the only zodiac group that spotted them!
To our delight, we also spotted leopard seals!
Back on the ship we had a dinner with a lovely couple from Hong Kong whom we met on the ship.
The post dinner briefing that evening, revealed that the POLAR PLUNGE will be on offer the next day!!!
🥶 The POLAR PLUNGE is the opportunity you get to jump out of the ship into the freezing Antarctic sea! The water temperature is around or below 0 degrees celcius – sometimes reaching minus 1.8 degrees celcius! 🥶
Would my son and I take the plunge into the freezing Antarctic waters?
I was not sure about that at all but I decided that we will at least get dressed for the occasion and see what happens 😃
Some take-aways
🌍 Take that vacation! – Invest in unforgettable memories, learning and recharging
🌍 Explore somewhere new – Growth happens outside your comfort zone
🌍 Connect with people and expand your network – It’s a way of opening up your channels of opportunities and blessings
🌍 Take on an activity you have never taken before and learn from the experience – hiking up snow covered mountains was a first for us and what a delight it turned out to be!
🌍 Never say never! – I couldn’t imagaine doing the Polar Plunge but I kept an open mind
Did we take the polar plunge? Find out in my next post!
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