Our flight this morning was a no-go. This is how it goes with Antarctic research. It is a windy continent, and with no help nearby, you don't want to take risks. We often get rushed from one place to another just to sit around and wait. We woke up at 5:30 am and went to the airport, but we had to turn around and come back to the hotel because the flight to Antarctica was canceled. They are predicting it will be Saturday when we can try next. At least we got a brief moment out of the hotel room and finally met some of the other scientists heading to Escudero with us!
So, now we are back in quarantine! It's been 9 days now. We do our best to stay busy. It helps if we get up and move a bit, even though there's not a lot of space in the hotel rooms. Dr. Hannah and I are using Richard Simmons workout videos on the internet to stay moving. We like the fashion from the 1980s episodes. (Don't know who Richard Simmons is? Ask your parents!)
Dr. Angélica prefers this one:
We also like to spy on the boats on the Strait of Magellan outside our window. There are fishing boats, cruise ships, cargo ships, tug boats, and all sorts of boats to watch. Do you want to see the boats we're watching? You can spy on them, too! MarineTraffic
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