55°05.407'S, 066°34.573'W, Beagle Channel, 9:50pm
Today we completed our crossing of the Drake. Last night is was hard to sleep as you would roll from side to side or feel the ship plow into the waves and shudder. I took a shower this morning and had to keep one hand on the railing to keep from falling over. Attendance at breakfast and lunch was very light. At one point I went to the bridge and read 40 knots on the wind indicator. It was not until late this afternoon when we were in the lee of Cabo de Hornas did the ship's motion settle down.
One of the members of the expedition team, Sam, collected photos and videos from everyone on board and they will be posted on a site for us to get access to after the trip. She also put together a 13 minute slide show of highlights of the trip which we saw this evening. Pretty spectacular.
Tonight we had Chateaubriand for dinner. The wait staff brought a chocolate cake over and sang a Filipino version of Happy Birthday for me. I was terribly embarrassed. A side note, today is also Pi day, 3-14-15.
Late tonight or early tomorrow morning we will arrive in Ushuaia. In the morning we will be up early to pack, have breakfast and to disembark. It has been an amazing trip and I am so glad we were able to make it happen. Not only can I now say I have been to 5 of the 7 continents but also that we have been to Antarctica, a place like to other.
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