FUN-travel: Ushuaia, Argentina to Cape Town, South Africa – Silversea Cruise – Day 5 – At Sea
March 10, 2013 by Susan Clarke
The ABC’s of Islands
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Magellanic Penguins
Day 36 – Wednesday, March 6 – At Sea – cloudy – 50’s
- 7:30 – wake up
- 7:45 – attempt to get hot cappuccino before restaurant opens
- 8:00 – it finally arrives (room service is faster)
- B – internet problems – I keep getting dropped
- 9:30 – typical breakfast
- 11:00 – bio security check – everything we wore or took to the Falkland Islands must be thoroughly cleaned and inspected to insure we don’t introduce any plants or seeds on South Georgia
Gentoos on Saunder’s Island, Falklands
- 12:30 – typical lunch
- C – Spa day – 2:15 to 4:00 – pedicure, manicure
- A – 4:00 – tea & team trivia – I actually know some geography answers because of my FUN-facts!
- 5:00 – deep tissue massage
- C –7:15 – happy hour & surprise birthday party planning meeting – 14 yr old girl w/father on our trip – arrange for balloons
- 7:45 – round up 13 other passengers to carry balloons, yell surprise & sing her happy birthday – she was surprised &really appreciated it!
- 9:45 – Grappa tasting – 3 different types that taste like diesel – only the one aged in oak is barely drinkable
- B – time change – lose an hour
FF – (FUN-fact) – Krill are a shrimp like crustacean and are a group of 80 different species. It is food for baleen whales, seabirds (especially penguins) squid, fish and Crabeater seals. Without krill, the ecosystem of the Southern Ocean would collapse.
King Penguins