The Drake Shake or the Drake Lake?

Lat: 5835.57675065 S
Lon: 06413.19995882 W

Our last day (yesterday) on land on the Antarctic Continent was at
Hannah's Point and Yankee Harbour in the South Shetland Islands. Terrific
colonies of Chinstrap and Gentoo Penguins, Crabeater and Elephant Seals and
nesting Petrels were a great and fitting end to some fantastic land
excursions with just incredible weather. Popping Champagne and toasting to
a fabulous journey on the bow, we all seemed to have some wonderful
reflections of what we just experienced and accomplished. Aside from the
elusive Macaroni Penguin on land (we saw them out at sea) and the Emperor
Penguin (which would have been a rare sight indeed), we saw a plethora of
animals that were fascinating and mesmerizing in each of their own way.
We then positioned northward back to Ushuaia and to start our 2 day journey
through the Drake Passage. The Drake is notoriously considered one of the
roughest seas in the world, the stretch of Ocean between South America and
Antarctica. So we didn't know what to expect: The Drake Lake or the Drake
Shake? As I write this today, about half way through, we have been having
the Drake Lake :-). Mild rolling, really not bad at all but they are
predicting rougher seas for tomorrow, so the Lake may turn into the Shake.
No seasickness meds for me, I'm gonna ride this one out good or bad (famous
last words). We'll see how it continues to go. I'm starting to reflect on
the journey as snowflakes fall down, sitting up on the Bridge and learning
Russian with the crew. More on reflections later. Now is time to still gaze out
onto the deep blue sea and appreciate the sights of vastness in front of me.