Wednesday, February 12 - At Sea

 This morning Captain Ahbi took us up close to another glacier - Amelie, I believe it was called.  Again, the weather wasn't perfect, but it was better than yesterday.


The colors are just amazing.

And with that, we ended our time in the Chilean Fjords and are now heading north along the coast of Chile.  

We had 3 lectures today.  The first was about living and working in Antarctica as a geologist which was fun.  He had lots of photos going back to when he first went there as a graduate student in 1974.  The second was Part 2 of the Captain Fitzroy, Charles Darwin saga given by one of the naturalists.  It was OK, but not as much fun as when Terry Bishop gives a history lecture.  Then Terry wrapped it all off with Part 3.  It's a very interesting story and he recommended a book by Harry Thompson which I may have to get.

We had a decent 13/15 for one point at Trivia.  They had a production show at 6 pm (Blazing Boots) so we thought we'd give it a try.  I remember now that it wasn't one of our favorites and we gave up after 15 minutes.  There was a couple behind us who talked at full voice a lot during the performance which was rude and distracting anyway, so it wasn't hard to leave.

Roger suggested yesterday that we should get together for dinner.  We hadn't so far because it's hard for his wife, Inka, who has hearing issues and when there are a lot of people, she can't hear.  But he said she was willing to give it a go so Roger asked for a quiet table for 6 for tonight.  We weren't exactly in a corner, but it worked out well anyway.  It was a good time for everyone and I think Inka did fine.

Bo & Bob (standing) and Roger & Inka - good trivia fun

It was 9:30 pm when we left the restaurant.  The comedian's show was starting, but we heard some of it as we walked that way toward the elevators and decided we'd pass.


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  1. AnonymousFebruary 13, 2025 at 10:44 AM

    Awesome glacier photos! Thanks you! Been meaning to ask: Do they still have the daily Mensa puzzles? We love to work on them every day on our way to Trivia. Georgina Cruz

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