Aankomst op Antarctica

5 januari 2014

Peter reports:
“Imagine yourself tired and cold, standing outside on deck after days of bumping. Many of us got seasick. You are standing there, and all in a sudden the captain sees something on the horizon. Is it land? An iceberg? We all look, but we cannot identify it, not even with our binoculars. We have to be patient. Patience proves to be a good companion, at sea. It is one o’clock at night. It does not get dark here. We continue, while the sun is gaining strength again. Closer and closer, more and more spots on the horizon. On the left we see two giant icebergs, on the right a rock, that also turns out to be an iceberg as we get closer. “I see land behind it”, mumbles one of us. Minutes later we all see it. Captain Gerben asks me to wake all passengers, this needs to be seen, and experienced.
This is our entrance to Antarctica. A moment never to forget.”