Snart fremme i Grytviken

 God stemning i den aktre salongen.

Moods are running high onboard

Syd Georgia er innen rekkevidde. 

South Georgia is in sight 

Dag 6 til sjøs, begynner å kjenne at beina ønsker å bevege segŠ har levd med 15 graders helning en god arbeidsuke nå. Disse dagene til havs har gitt oss noen fantastiske opplevelser. Denne lørdagens ettermiddag ruslet avgårde ganske  rolig, Tormod står i byssa og koker middag på sauen Doris´s høyre forbein, han får god hjelp av førstestyrmann Julie. Sigrid er på vakt på dekk sammen med Matias. Chris er oppe sammen med dem og trimmer seil. Vi går nå med 6.5 knop for seil, heading 103 grader. Dag Marius ligger på sofaen og leser, Wayne sitter ved kartbordet og legger kabal på datamaskinen sin. 
Simen skriver blogupdate. -kort sagt en ganske rolig lørdag ettermiddag. Så hører vi fra dekk "salte fetthelvete, sjå der! ORCAs, ORCAs, killerwhales, seals, dolphins, æ kødde ikkje, det er faen meg all over. Gutta kom å sjå!" Alle mann på dekk selvsagt og der er havet i kok, det hopper rundt oss, Longfinned pilot whales (vi trodde det var spekkhuggere) et sted, antarktisk pelssel og timeglass delfiner et annet, det er helt sinnsykt, og i byssa står en lammegryte med chilli, hvitløk  og mere til og koker. Til tross for at vi har fått havets ro i kroppen er vi nå så nære Syd Georgia at vi kjenner spenningen bygge seg opp inne i oss. Slik vi seiler nå ligger vi an til å være utenfor Cumberland Bay klokken 04:00 til natten. Det vil gi oss innseilingen til Grytviken i dagslys. The South Georgia government officials venter oss inn like etter klokken 09:00 søndag morgen.

Almost at Grytviken 

Day 6 at sea, and our legs are starting to yearn after proper movement after living at a 15 degree angle for more than a working week now. We have been blessed with wonderful experiences these past few days at sea. This Saturday morning was no exception. It all started quite calmly; Tormod was in the galley preparing dinner from Doris the sheep's right front leg, assisted by first officer Julie. Sigrid was on watch up on deck with Matias. Chris was also above deck, trimming the sails. We were sailing at 6.5 knots by sail, heading 103 degrees. Dag Marius was lying on the sofa reading, Wayne was sitting at the card table playing solitaire on his computer, and Simen was writing blogg updates. In short, it was a pretty easy-going Saturday morning. Until all of a sudden, we heard shouting from the deck "Salty fat hell, look! ORCAs, ORCAs, killerwhales, seals, dolphins, I'm not joking, they're everywhere! Lads, come and have a look!" Of course, it was all hands on deck, the sea was boiling with life. Long-finned pilot whales (we thought they were killer whales at first), Antarctic fur seals and hourglass dolphins were all over the place, it was crazy, and all the while down below in the galley, a lamb stew with chilli, garlic and more was bubbling. 

Even though we are at ease now having been at sea for a while, we can feel the excitement rising within each of us as we move closer to South Georgia. If we continue as we are doing now, we should be just off Cumberland Bay at  04:00 hrs.That means we will be able to sail into Grytviken by daylight. The South Georgian officials will be expecting us just before 09:00 hrs on Sunday morning.