You Just Can’t Make This Stuff Up…
I was at Pole when I discovered the joys of a split sleep schedule. Rather than trying to fit in all seven or eight hours of a night’s sleep in […]
My New Favorite Drug – and Science Time!
Alec and Tom deploy the first CTD Promethazine – hands down. First dose yesterday hadn’t done a damned thing for me, so I was kind of despairing, just trying to […]
Nausea
The sea at night from abeam the starboard crane Okay – this seasickness is getting old really quick. We’re on a good ship, built well and designed for these […]
When You Wallop ‘Round Cape Horn…
“So… when people get seasick – when does that start happening?” “Oh, a bunch of folks are already horizontal. If you’re not feeling it yet, you’ll probably be fine.” Kim’s […]
Away, Underway and Offline
I misread the faint glow on the display of my clock this morning, and found myself awake and dressed at 5:45. Not that I was surprised – as tired as […]
Last Night Ashore
In the old part of Punta Arenas there is a town square, an elegant tree-lined plaza dominated by a statue of Magellan. Seated natives flank the pedestal below the towering […]
I’m on a Boat
Well, technically, a ship. What’s the difference? I asked our skipper, Captain Paoni, and he says that a “ship” is anything big enough to lift a boat onto. But he […]
The Size of the World
Today, they tell us, is a fiesta. No one can tell us which fiesta, in fact no one seems to particularly care. But they are certain: today is a fiesta; […]
My Ship Comes In
The snow’s gone by morning, or at least what the clock claims is morning. Sean and I meet for breakfast, peering out to sea, pick up the NBP coming in […]
Two Stops Before the End of the Earth
It’s not even six, but the sun is setting over the South Pacific as we descend into Punta Arenas. No, not the Rogers and Hammerstein South Pacific – that’s like […]
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