Antarctic Circle

Apologies for the photo of a television, but this is significant as it shows that we are now south of the Antarctic Circle. This was somewhere we definitely did not expect to be and it appears that it is a big thing for the ship. We were woken at about 6.45 by the captain announcing that we had just crossed the line. He told us that this was the first time a Seabourn ship had been this far south, indeed the first time any cruise ship had been this far south. Apparently we were making history. I do not quite feel like Scott and Amundsen though, I am sure that they were not served with unlimited champagne. I guess though that there are relatively few people who have been this far south. We are out in a zodiac later to look at the pack ice so watch for updates.

So a little disappointment, we had dressed completely for our zodiac ride, believe me that takes quite an effort and involves planning ones bathroom breaks due to the number of layers involved. We had our boots on and were queuing ready to descend to the zodiacs when the news came through that due to excessive swell the trip had been cancelled. Indeed watching people embark and disembark at the platform it looked interesting. I think that Marion is glad that she was not challenged.

So while we dressed in our warmest gear we decided to have lunch outside. It is not everyday that you can say that you ate south of the Antarctic circle, and no we did not eat Arctic Roll. AS operations are suspended for the day we are now cruising amongst the icebergs looking forward to our last day in the Antarctic tomorrow.