December 31st 2007
The last day of the year. We were abruptly woken up at 6am by announcements telling us that we were rounding Cape Horn. Looking out of our cabin window, all I saw was a gloomy sky, incessant rain, excessively rough seas (so much so that the ship was tilting up to 25-30 degrees at times) and two large rocks with the Chilean flag on them. That was Cape Horn. Geographically speaking, Cape Horn is also where the Atlantic, Pacific and Antarctic oceans meet – and therefore the rough seas. There have been a lot of ships that have gone down in this region and navigating these waters are extremely tough, but thankfully we made it through safely.
All of today was spent at sea on our way to the historic Falkland Islands.
Neha and I had a raucous dinner with Matt and Artie while welcoming in the New Year with champagne, wine, music and lots of loud noises. I haven’t made any New Year’s resolutions because I don’t keep them.
Happy New Year!!
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