Our next adventure, slowly getting to the Antarctica
Feb 8, 2024 15:04:38 GMT -5
Post by Huronna on Feb 8, 2024 15:04:38 GMT -5
As we left out last port there were stacks and stacks or containers getting ready to be shipped....but who know where.
One cut little insignia caught Joes Eye and he made me take a photo of it.
Can you guess where it came from?
China Ocean Shipping Company, Limited, formerly China Ocean Shipping Company, commonly known for its abbreviated name COSCO Group, or simply, COSCO, is one of the major holding companies for COSCO Shipping, one of the world's largest shipping companies.
Just a bit of trivia for you.
Our next couple of days were in a fog, literally. You could not see beyond the railing of your balcony.
And besides spending time in medical with Joe being diagnosed with Covid, the fog horn of the ship went off every two minutes.
There will normally be one long blast of the horn, with intervals not exceeding two minutes. This will keep going while the visibility is limited.
Just imagine this for 48 hours. I was trying to get some rest on the couch as Joe was basically quarantined to the bed.
Needless to say, sleep was not very restful for me. But luckily I still have no temp and I did one of those home tests for COVID last night and I was negative. Let's hope it stays that way.
Today as we began our entry into the South Shetland Islands the fog had cleared some, but it was still not great.
Being quarantined to our room, I was forced to take photos from our suite. Actually I don't think they would have been any clearer else where.
Admiralty Bay is an irregular bay, 8 km wide at its entrance between Demay Point and Martins Head, indenting the southern coast of King George Island for 16 km, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
Admiralty Bay is the largest harbor in the South Shetlands, extending over 122 square kilometers (47 sq miles) and reaching depths of more than 500 meters (1,640 ft). Named by Captain George Powell in 1822, this expansive anchorage was used by whalers in the early twentieth century—icebreakers are never required to gain entry to it. Since 1996 the whole of Admiralty Bay has been an Antarctic Specially Managed Area.
Base G, the first permanent base on King George Island, was built by the British in 1947 at Keller Peninsula. Later the same summer, the Argentinians set up a hut 25 meters (80 ft) away and used it periodically. Base G closed in 1961 and was removed in 1996; only its foundations remain. Meanwhile, Brazil built Comandante Ferraz station nearby in 1984 with living quarters for 13 in winter and 25 during summer. There are Ecuadorian, Peruvian and United States summer stations here, too—the American station, quaintly known as Copacabana, lies within a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and is thus out of bounds. Polish Arctowski station, named after Henryk Arctowski, the geologist on board the Belgica, has operated at Point Thomas since 1977. Upgraded in 1998, it can accommodate up to 14 expeditioners in winter and 20 in summer.
And as we were getting to the ends of these straights we encountered one of the explorer ships which some of the kayaks just arriving back to the ship.
We still have quite a few more days roaming around the Antarctica and won't hit land until the 12th of Feb.
And while you are here, I had already cancelled our Africa trip in Nov. I just didn't feel that Joe would be u to it and the full payment was due, so I decided for the betterment of us both, to cancel it.
And then later today I received notice that out April cruise has been canceled.
That on was supposed to start un Dubai and go through the Red Sea. We had the feeling that it would be canceled but waited until they did it so we could get a total refund.
So I guess for a while we will be land lovers.
I will return when there are more photos.
One cut little insignia caught Joes Eye and he made me take a photo of it.
Can you guess where it came from?
China Ocean Shipping Company, Limited, formerly China Ocean Shipping Company, commonly known for its abbreviated name COSCO Group, or simply, COSCO, is one of the major holding companies for COSCO Shipping, one of the world's largest shipping companies.
Just a bit of trivia for you.
Our next couple of days were in a fog, literally. You could not see beyond the railing of your balcony.
And besides spending time in medical with Joe being diagnosed with Covid, the fog horn of the ship went off every two minutes.
There will normally be one long blast of the horn, with intervals not exceeding two minutes. This will keep going while the visibility is limited.
Just imagine this for 48 hours. I was trying to get some rest on the couch as Joe was basically quarantined to the bed.
Needless to say, sleep was not very restful for me. But luckily I still have no temp and I did one of those home tests for COVID last night and I was negative. Let's hope it stays that way.
Today as we began our entry into the South Shetland Islands the fog had cleared some, but it was still not great.
Being quarantined to our room, I was forced to take photos from our suite. Actually I don't think they would have been any clearer else where.
Admiralty Bay is an irregular bay, 8 km wide at its entrance between Demay Point and Martins Head, indenting the southern coast of King George Island for 16 km, in the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica.
Admiralty Bay is the largest harbor in the South Shetlands, extending over 122 square kilometers (47 sq miles) and reaching depths of more than 500 meters (1,640 ft). Named by Captain George Powell in 1822, this expansive anchorage was used by whalers in the early twentieth century—icebreakers are never required to gain entry to it. Since 1996 the whole of Admiralty Bay has been an Antarctic Specially Managed Area.
Base G, the first permanent base on King George Island, was built by the British in 1947 at Keller Peninsula. Later the same summer, the Argentinians set up a hut 25 meters (80 ft) away and used it periodically. Base G closed in 1961 and was removed in 1996; only its foundations remain. Meanwhile, Brazil built Comandante Ferraz station nearby in 1984 with living quarters for 13 in winter and 25 during summer. There are Ecuadorian, Peruvian and United States summer stations here, too—the American station, quaintly known as Copacabana, lies within a designated Site of Special Scientific Interest and is thus out of bounds. Polish Arctowski station, named after Henryk Arctowski, the geologist on board the Belgica, has operated at Point Thomas since 1977. Upgraded in 1998, it can accommodate up to 14 expeditioners in winter and 20 in summer.
And as we were getting to the ends of these straights we encountered one of the explorer ships which some of the kayaks just arriving back to the ship.
We still have quite a few more days roaming around the Antarctica and won't hit land until the 12th of Feb.
And while you are here, I had already cancelled our Africa trip in Nov. I just didn't feel that Joe would be u to it and the full payment was due, so I decided for the betterment of us both, to cancel it.
And then later today I received notice that out April cruise has been canceled.
That on was supposed to start un Dubai and go through the Red Sea. We had the feeling that it would be canceled but waited until they did it so we could get a total refund.
So I guess for a while we will be land lovers.
I will return when there are more photos.
