Drake Passage, None - Polarsteps

We are the lucky ones that can say we experienced the Drake shake! Although some would not see it that way. Again our days were filled with lectures in the auditorium. However, Liselot decided to not make her way to the auditorium and "watched" the lectures in bed. Just as many others. Suddenly, it's quite empty in the different areas of the ship. Did the seasickness kick in again? Or are it the melancholical feelings? Anyhow, we learned about the meaning of life, how sealife adapt to life in the sea and about contemporary Antarctica. For Liselot it was only during the first day of the passage that she felt a bit under the weather. But in the evening she cheerfully participated in the quiz-evening as a member of the Vlad's angels team. The last day of the trip was the last time we could listen to the beautiful voice of Annie and to the enthousiastic birder Jean. On the initiative of Julia we all wrote postcards to the amazing crew. On the last day we shared our gratuity by handing out the cards. They were all answered by sweet reactions telling us that we were great guests. They loved our enthousiasm and found it great to answer the 100+ questions we had. In the evening it was time for our last recap moment and a slideshow with the pictures. We watched it wistfully, still enjoying, yet knowing that its over now. Also knowing that tomorrow we need to find a way of expressing our feelings and sharing our adventures to our family and friends (how can we explain?). Afterwards we shared our last drinks and in the morning we said our final goodbyes to the crew. It was strange to be back in society after such a long time. And because we were not able to say goodbye yet, we had a final diner in the evening. We are all heading for new adventures, but this will be an adventure that will last forever! Last thing we would like to share, is a quote written in the ship's logbook “I now belong to a higher cult of mortals, for I have seen the Albatross” by ornithologist Robert Cushman Murphy in 1912