Diary - Antarctica

We Set Sail (January-2001)

We set sail into the land of ice at approx 19:00 on 7th January. The weather, interpreting our needs, turned to blue skies and the clouds were lit red by the setting sun. It was a fitting start for our voyage into the enchanted land.

Favourite Locations (January-2001)

It took two days to pass through the Drake passage. The anticipated rough seas never materialised. Many sea-birds followed the ship: Albatross, Petrel, Cormorants. I settled into two favourite locations. The bow or the stern, each having its own attractions.

The bow: wind, spray, largest movement of the ship, a figurehead providing good fortune to the Russian sailors. The stern: the wake, the scene of waters past, birds gliding gracefully. On the bow do you think of the future, the stern romanticise and fondly regard the past?

Enchanted Land (January-2001)

The enchanted land, bewitching, mesmerising beyond measure. The soul rises upon the silent music of the frozen continent. Contentment, peace, restless souls rest, hearts beat slow, eyes mist over. The blue of the ice reflects in the cloud, together with the suns glow, this produces an eerie , out of this world light. Mouths wide open.

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