We boarded the ship at 4:30 PM with no waiting. Oh so nice! After checking and meeting with the ship doctor to hand over our personal doctor's approved physical we went up to our cabin on the sixth floor. Our bags were waiting for us in our room 655 at the very back
of the ship.
At 5:30PM we had the necessary safety drill….brrrr it was cold outside on deck 5 (portside at our muster station) as the captain and his crew demonstrated to us how to put on this thermal one piece suit just in case we needed to abandon the ship in one of three life boats…don’t want to think about that!
It is always comforting to see all the awards the ship has on display...The Fram had three walls of these.
At 5:30PM we had the necessary safety drill….brrrr it was cold outside on deck 5 (portside at our muster station) as the captain and his crew demonstrated to us how to put on this thermal one piece suit just in case we needed to abandon the ship in one of three life boats…don’t want to think about that!
It is always comforting to see all the awards the ship has on display...The Fram had three walls of these.
Today had been a big
adventurous day….meeting new travelers….flying into Ushuaia… walking the town
for three hours…getting acquainted with our new ship, the Fram. A cold, blustery,
rainy, snowy evening took us out of the Ushuaia port….so different from the last time
that we had sailed out of Bengal Bay with sun and snow capped peaks. Larry and
I hunkered down after a buffet dinner so ready for bed. A couple of minutes of
CNN News and we were out like a light.
The next two days were spent going to lectures, working out
in the gym, reading, and talking with the lively passengers. These folks, a rare
group of world travelers, were celebrating birthdays, honeymoons, anniversaries
or just like us, trying to achieve that goal of being on the last of seven continents.
Observations Deck...7th floor
Dining Room
This was the only dining hall. All 200 guest ate here with the captain in two seatings, 6:00 and 8:00 for dinner. This was not a luxury liner.
We also picked up our Antarctic jackets and muck boots that would be worn ashore and learned about the process of boarding the nine-man boat that took us to land. Our belongings that would go ashore had to be vacuumed and our boots had to be sterilized each time we went ashore…the environment is highly protected. These first two days with rocking and rolling seas were very busy.
Lots of Artic and Antarctic Art were displayed around the Fram
An outside Jacuzzi on each side of the ship
The gym with a ping pong table...lots of fun with the ship rocking and rolling.
This was the only dining hall. All 200 guest ate here with the captain in two seatings, 6:00 and 8:00 for dinner. This was not a luxury liner.
We also picked up our Antarctic jackets and muck boots that would be worn ashore and learned about the process of boarding the nine-man boat that took us to land. Our belongings that would go ashore had to be vacuumed and our boots had to be sterilized each time we went ashore…the environment is highly protected. These first two days with rocking and rolling seas were very busy.
Painting of Antarctica
Past Explorers of the North and South Poles
It was exciting to spot the first icebergs on the second day at sea.
It was a pleasure to leave the Drake Passage and all the rolling seas. We were ready to begin seeing the Antarctica Peninsula .
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