Thursday, March 24, 2016 - You guessed it; another rough day

In anticipation of another rough night last night I asked Nigel, the ship's Doctor for a couple of sleep aid tablets which worked great until about 3:00 AM when I was nearly knocked from my bed by an apparently large wave. That was it for my sleep for the night.

Carol's talk this morning was titled "Ice Maidens - Women in Antarctica". The first women in the Antarctic region were the wife's and daughters of the managers of several of the whaling stations. None of the other men were permitted to bring their wifes along. The first women researchers and explorers were not given the opportunity or chance to come to the Antarctic until the 1960s. Today several of the research stations are lead by women. The first woman to reach the South Pole was in the 80s.

John's talk in the afternoon was about Krill and its importance as a food source to whales and also there is some netting of krill which is mostly processed as an additive to animal feed.

Just before dinner we all met in the bar and split into teams for "The Great Antarctic and South Georgia  Quiz". My team consisted of Paul (Switzerland), Jim (New Zealand), Ken (Great Britain), Louis (South Africa) and Gary (Arizona). We called ourselves the Sexy Sixties. We finished fourth out of six teams. 

Another rough night is expected.

ILYB