December 29, 2021
COVID UPDATE
Today everyone was PCR tested and one more positive COVID case detected in the crew. We found out that the first person testing positive was the 1st officer from the bridge. Oceanwide had a sister ship in the area, and they transported another officer from their ship to ours. We need someone to hold the wheel.
Woke up this morning to sunshine in the Lackey Straight. Temperature is 40F and wind speed is 8 knots.
Our morning excursion destination is Cuverville Island. We pulled up to the rocky shore and exited the Zodiac into 2 ft of the clearest water I’ve ever seen. Penguins were swimming all around us.
We remove our life preservers and place them in a pile. Cameras ready, set, go!
We didn’t use the snow shoes today because the crew thought the snow was packed hard enough to support our weight. For the most past that was true, but a lot of us found ourselves sink holes. We were instructed to fill those holes back up because a penguin could easily fall into them and get stuck. Here is Matt literally knee deep in a sink hole.
On this excursion I found myself in a sink hole and was able to pull my foot our but the boot remained buried. When we finally got the boot free, there was a little bit of snow inside and I could feel my one foot getting cold.
