Day 5: Oh Lemaire!

Gerlache, Lemaire. Sunshine. Smooth water. Zodiacs. Humpbacks. Lots of smiles. Day's only half over!

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Day 4: Great Wall

First landing this AM @ Chinese base. First Zodiac adventure in choppy water and cold. But lots of smiles!

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Day 3: Drake Passage (still!)

Below the Antarctic Convergence now, and snowing lightly. Will reach Chinese base tonight.

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Day 2: Drake Passage (evening)

Quiet sea day. Now midway across Drake. Broken map coords in last update. Should be right now.

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Day 2: The Drake Passage (morning)

Grey weather, quite mild. Everyone's settling into ship routine and the "motion of the ocean"!

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