2020 Off to a Great Start

January 1st in Antarctica was one to remember. After our tour of the Chilean Base, we enjoyed a beautiful brunch on board Quest. An exquisite brunch actually, with the best sashimi ever among many other delicacies. Our hostess, Irena, came over to our table to wish us a happy new year and invited us to Thomas Keller's, The Grill, for dinner at 6pm. Apparently there was a cancellation. Yay! It's a good year. Haha.

Our third kayaking excursion (first was canceled in South Georgia due to weather) was at 3pm. What an amazing experience. It was a beautiful cove, calm water, light wind, 40°F and we paddled for almost two hours. We saw two avalanches and plenty of dolphining penguins. Spectacular!

We returned to Quest just in time to watch the polar plungers jump off the boat into 32°F water. Sixty-one people participated in that crazy new year's day tradition.