Arrival at Antarctica

5 January 2014

Peter reports:
“Imagine yourself tired and cold, standing outside on deck after days of rocking. Many of us got seasick. You are standing there, and all of a sudden the captain spots something on the horizon. Is it land? An iceberg? We all look, but we cannot identify it, not even with our binoculars. We have to be patient. Patience proves to be a good companion, at sea. It is one o’clock at night. It does not get dark here. We continue, while the sun is gaining strength again. Closer and closer, more and more spots on the horizon. On the left we see two giant icebergs, on the right a rock that also turns out to be an iceberg, as we get closer. “I see land behind it”, mumbles one of us. Minutes later we all see it. Captain Gerben asks me to wake all passengers, this needs to be seen, and experienced. This is our entrance to Antarctica. A moment never to forget.”