Finding our sea legs
Toby Tyrrell, January 10, 2013
We continue to steam southwards towards Antarctica in good weather and on a fairly calm sea. It’ s fortunate for us that the sea is not too rough for the first few days while we are still finding our sea legs. If we’ d come straight out into heavy seas then we could have expected several casualties to sea-sickness. Judging from the good attendance at meals, most are coping fine, perhaps helped by the sea-sickness tablets that the ship helpfully provides for those who might need them. One or two are suffering though.
Speaking of meals, there is an obvious tendency for the meals on board to reflect to some extent the availability of supplies at the last land call. So, on a previous cruise leaving from Montevideo in Uruguay, near to numerous cattle ranches, we were served a lot of beef. One of the supermarkets in Port Stanley was exceptionally well stocked, almost to the same level as in the UK, with numerous Waitrose own-brand items. However, because almost everything has to be flown in or shipped in to the Falklands, prices are a little higher. One thing produced locally in abundance, however, is sheep. Therefore it is no surprise that lamb has been featuring quite often on our menu( as you can apparently see for yourselves on the cruise website!).
Keper’ s Stores – the well-stocked supermarket @ Jeremy Young
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