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April 2006
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Location:70°41.341;W, 70°09.153;S
Temperature: 8°C
Magellan strait to Cape Horn
It is no April fool joke: The NBP is racing down Magellan strait at over 15 knots. The waters are relatively calm and nobody has succumbed to the sea-sickness so far. We are split among those who are taking prophylactic motion sickness medicines and those who will brave the rough waters without pharmacological help. i am curious to see who the two groups fare out. We have another day in protected waters of the strait.
The first day of the cruise has been filled with numerous meetings among which the safety briefing stood out. We have been informed of all the dangers of sailing in the waters around Antarctica, made to try on immersion suits and and had to practice abandoning ship in the case of emergency. i wish we had this meeting before we signed for the cruise! Too late to get off the ship now.
All you mom's and dad's should not worry about us. We feel safe and are well taken care off aboard the NBP. She looks mighty and her wonderful crew with captain Mike on the helm give us confidence that she can safely maneuver often rough seas of the Drake passage. i am proud to say that she has already passed her first important test: DP (dynamic positioning) system, which will be very important during the drilling was tested last night is working flawlessly.
Working in twelve hour shifts and sharing rather compact cabins has meant a change of our comfortable routines. I am truly taken aback how genuinely nice, flexible an patient everybody has been so far. The excitement about the start of the cruise and the work that the science party will be doing is high.
The strains of hard work and living on the sea have been greatly mitigated by what seams to be a never ending supply of freshly baked cookies. I am afraid that we will get quickly get used to this and expecting it when we return.
 Leaving Punta Arenas.
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