FUN-travel: Ushuaia, Argentina to Cape Town, South Africa – Silversea Cruise – Day 12 – At Sea
March 16, 2013 by Susan Clarke
The ABC’s of Islands
A = Awesome
B = Bummer
C = Celebration
Chains Used to Haul Whales at Whaling Stations
Trip Day 43 – Wednesday, March 13 – At Sea – thick clouds w/tiny specks of blue sky – calm sea – high 35
- 8:30 – wake up
- A – slept great!
- 9:00 – typical breakfast
- 10:15 – huge iceberg on port side – go outside deck 6 for viewing
- B – sunshine would have been great for seeing color variations
- A – approx half mile long by 175 ft high
- A – massive ice sheet starboard side – as big as an island – 10 miles long!
- 12:30 – typical lunch
- 2:30 – room R & R
- A – more blue skies as day progresses
- C – 7:30 – Venetian Dinner – themed masked party – (what are the chances I would get to wear my mask I got for my birthday)
- A – invited to sit w/Kate (expedition team member from Australia)
- C – Milly Johnson (cabaret show on Monday) is attending!
- 9:45 – after dinner song & music w/Alfredo
FF – (FUN-fact) – Glaciers “flow” or “creep” outward under their own weight like a viscous fluid. When the edge advances into the ocean the pieces that break off (calved) are what we call icebergs. Between 10,000 to 15,000 icebergs are calved each year.
More FF – Seven-eighths of the iceberg’s mass is below the water.
More FF – Floating ice shelves constitute 11% of the area of the continent of Antarctica.
Milly & Me