{"id":1223,"date":"2016-03-20T08:42:14","date_gmt":"2016-03-20T12:42:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.runkevinrun.com\/?p=1223"},"modified":"2018-02-12T13:46:43","modified_gmt":"2018-02-12T18:46:43","slug":"3142016-antarctica-world-antarctica-world-party-time-at-leech-na","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/runkevinrun.com\/?p=1223","title":{"rendered":"3\/14\/2016 – Antarctica World! Antarctica World! Party Time! At-leech-na!"},"content":{"rendered":"

3\/14\/2016<\/p>\n

Kevin\u2019s Log \u2013 Supplemental \u2013 7:52 AM.<\/p>\n

The Ocean Notes newsletter posted each day around the ship always lists a Russian Word of the Day.\u00a0 Today\u2019s word is otlichno (pronounced “\u201cat-leech-na\u201d) or \u201cexcellent.\u201d\u00a0 While I assume this is in reference to everyone\u2019s excellent showing yesterday at braving the elements and running in Maxwell Bay, I can\u2019t help but think how delighted I\u2019d be to see “Bill and Ted\u2019s Otlichno\u00a0Adventure” onboard today.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s a later start today, a reward for the physical exertion of the race.\u00a0 Last night though, with the weather ever deteriorating and the winds only increasing, the seas were rough \u2013 no wonder they called the race and recalled everyone to the ship.\u00a0 As it was, they closed all of the outside decks, the upper ones due to slippery conditions from frozen snow and the lower ones due to swells washing over \u00a0the deck and proving to be a dangerous man overboard possibility.\u00a0 As the ship rocked, the decks seemed to rise and fall 45 degrees, with me stumbling about and always having one hand for the ship to balance myself and try and right myself perpendicular to my notion of a flat ground relative to the pitch of the ship.\u00a0 It was a surreal series of very sailor-y moments.<\/p>\n

I never sleep that well after a marathon \u2013 whether it\u2019s excess adrenaline working its way through my body or just over-exhaustion.\u00a0 I\u2019m tired but not sleepy.\u00a0 After trying to quickly recap the day\u2019s events last
\nnight, I then read a few chapters of my book before trying to turn in.\u00a0 The swaying of the boat had me concerned about securing everything in the cabin once again but I must have done a better job.\u00a0 The sea felt as rough as the Drake Passage but this time no flying binders or laptops hit my face.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ve just announced the wake-up call at 8 AM.\u00a0 Apparently, on the port side is Trinity Island, our destination for today and the sight of our Zodiac excursion cruises.\u00a0 The winds have picked up a bit though \u2013 they\u2019re 30 knots and from the West.\u00a0 The barometer has risen to 9.80 which I *think* means there\u2019s less chance of rain\u2026 but I\u2019ve never fully understood barometric pressure readings.\u00a0 That\u2019s something I would google if I had internet access.\u00a0 Now I\u2019ll probably forget I need to do that until the next time says something to me about the barometer and I\u2019ll think, \u201cTHAT\u2019s what I meant to google!\u201d\u00a0 The outside temperature is 0 degrees Celsius and the water temperature is 1 degree.\u00a0 It\u2019s going to be a chilly morning on the seas cruising about but I look forward to the adventure.\u00a0 My one wish is that I could use a couple of miles of walking to help speed recovery from the marathon but I\u2019m unwilling to face the ship\u2019s treadmill at the moment.<\/p>\n

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Kevin\u2019s Log Supplemental \u2013 2:26 PM<\/p>\n

Our first zodiac cruise through the ice happened this morning.\u00a0 We are in Cierva Cove and glaciers, icebergs, and the occasional wildlife surround us in the calmer waters of this secluded part of the world.\u00a0 It\u2019s jawdroppingly pretty, with shades of ice indicating the levels of oxygen trapped inside.\u00a0 Photos will not do this justice but I still snapped away.\u00a0 I\u2019ve tried whittling it down to a more manageable highlight reel but there still will be too many.\u00a0 Nonetheless, here goes:<\/p>\n

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Having returned to the ship after a \u201cshortened\u201d excursion of only an hour, I\u2019ve learned a few valuable lessons:<\/p>\n