Mutiny on the High Seas!‏

So an interesting bit of drama that I should have posted yesterday. When we
left after our first day and headed out of the Beagle Channel, one of the
passengers (not me) got deathly ill. Apparently she had a GI bleed which is
pretty serious, and we had to turn back to Ushuaia (8 hours into our
journey) so she could get medical attention. If we were further along she
probably would have died according to the ship's doctor. So we went back,
dropped her and her husband off, then proceeded on with the journey. But now
we were a day behind schedule. So there had to be an executive decision on
what to cut out of the itinerary. The Excursion Leader decided to forgo
visiting the settlement of Stanley on the Falklands and focus more on the
natural/animal and environmental aspects of the voyage (which was great with
me). But wow, some of the UK folks were up in arms about this decision. Some
had relatives who fought in the Falklands War with Argentina and wanted to
see Stanley where the fighting occurred. Some said we should have taken a
"ship's vote". Needless to say, you can't please everybody and some folks
were outraged/disappointed. Tough being in the people pleasing industry.
Well, those folks seemed to have calmed down and mutiny averted (Rockhopper
Penguins and an open bar have a way of calming nerves :-)) But thankfully
the patient made it back to Ushuaia which was the priority. Hope she's OK.
The painted houses and tea and crumpets of Stanley can wait for another day.
Just a little drama on the High Seas!

Note: I'm not sure if I mentioned this before but major thanks to my buddy
Micah. Since there's no Internet onboard, I can't see feedback from the
posts or Facebook. So what I'm doing is sending Micah an email, and he's
posting my message to you in the outside world. Thanks Micah and
thanks one and all!!
I can receive emails but they can't come with pictures or attachments via
the satellite phone. Also the email needs to be 5 sentences or less.
Thanks!! The address is:

coolship+324maisey@ooepolar.com