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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