Friday 2 March 2012 - Scotia Sea

Like yesterday we are running a very relaxed routine with lectures and plenty of time for reading.  The evenings when at sea are formal dinner sittings at allocated tables whereas when we are undertaking landings passengers may choose where they wish to sit.  The companions at our allocated table, number 10, are all German and generally kept to themselves and did not engage us in conversation.  I do find that the Australians are probably the most outgoing and gregarious bunch on the ship.  This evening we prepared for tomorrows landing at Grytviken.  All passengers were required to sign a statement about not bringing anything foreign matter ashore and bags had to be vacuumed again to ensure that there were no pollen spores, soil or other dirt contaminants that could conceivably pollute this lovely piece of land and wild life.