And it’s not just the winds making the waters rough – the Drake is basically one big surge of water.
We’re not gambling.”Even with that extra safety margin, though, he admits that crossing the Drake can be a hairy experience.
A dangerous thrillAurora Expeditions' Greg Mortimer ship has a patented bow to make a Drake crossing more stable.
“The only thing that works for me is going to the ship’s medic for a scopolamine patch,” he says.
“If you were going to the moon, you’d expect the journey to be uncomfortable but it’d be worth it,” she says.
Persons:
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Organizations:
CNN, British Antarctic Survey, Atlantic, “, AP, South America –, Aurora Expeditions, Institute of Polar Sciences, National Research Council of
Locations:
Antarctica, isn’t, South America, Ireland, Panama, Europe, South, California, New York, Cape Horn, South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, –, France, Cape, National Research Council of Italy, it’s, Lonsdale