On Feb 2, 1:04 pm, Lobster Man > wrote:
> I hate cruising, but to see Antarctica, I could probably stand it.
>
> Sounds like you had a great time and ate some great food.
>
> Cheers!
>
> Bronwyn wrote:
> > Just back from 15 days travelling to Antarctica by ship. It was an
> > expedition cruise in the sense that we had 6 scientists/Antarctic
> > specialists on board. (There were 100 passengers). The trip departed
> > from Tasmania and returned into New Zealand which is a lot more
> > sailing time than those out of Argentina. 6 days sailing to the
> > Commonweath Bay area. We were kept busy with over 20 lectures when we
> > were not in expedition mode - zodiak cruising and landings on the
> > continent and through the sub-antarctic islands of Macquarie, Auckland
> > Is, Snares.
> > The MV Orion is 5 star and the catering was fantastic. Had to get on
> > the exercise bike in the gym every morning to keep the weight
> > controlled LOL. We were asked to submit a favourite recipe using lamb
> > to the chef and the five respondents were featured on the last night's
> > dinner menu! My recipe was roasted lamb cutlets on hot sweet potato
> > salad with green beans and slow roasted tomatoes.
> > I got quite a buzz out of it! For the duration of the trip the menus
> > each night featured signature dishes by Serge Dansereau, chef from
> > Bathers Pavillion Sydney.
>
> > Oh, and we saw lots of penguins, seals, sea birds, ice bergs and
> > visited Mawson's Hut, the French base on the continent and the Aussie
> > base on Macquarie Is. Awesome!
>
> > --
> > Cheers
> > Bronwyn
> > Oz


Exactly our thoughts too! We still have not changed our minds LOL.
As divine as the food was, the idea of having three large meals a day
(not to mention afternoon teas) without much exercise, is not our
preferred way of eating on vacation. We kept to salads, cheese and
fruit for lunch and just two courses in the evening. This trip was
really about the destination. There were a few serious 'cruisers' on
board and one told me proudly they had read 5 novels. I replied I had
no time to read at all after attending lectures and being glued to the
windows admiring the soaring albatrosses following the boat and all
number of different bird life and talking to the expedition team
members. Close to land, the penguins swam out to escort the ship in
and were totally mesmerising! oh well, each to their own.....

Bronnie