Hi all,

At 1:30 AM this morning, we received the call that Gail’s new grandsons were born. Mateo Joseph weighed 4 lb. 13 oz. and Oliver Lawrence weighed 6 lb. 9 oz. Believe it or not, they are identical—at least they’re supposed to be. Everyone seems to be doing well.

It was an exciting night, especially with our rocking and rolling. Earlier we had over 80 mph winds and 30 foot seas. It is still very rough, and we arrived in the Antarctica region at 7:46 PM this evening.

On top of everything, we lost heat in our cabin until this evening. At one point it was 62 degrees. Also the howling was amazing last night. They put all new weather stripping on the sliding door today.

Meanwhile, we’ve been in touch with neighbors and friends in Washington. Our neighborhoods had about 30 inches of snow, and friends lost power and were experiencing inside temperatures in the 40s. I guess our cabin didn’t sound too bad, especially since we could go elsewhere.

After dinner, many went to watch the Superbowl, which Regent arranged to receive by Satellite. We’re calling it a night after all this excitement.

Tomorrow, I’ll get back to the blog when we are scheduled to arrive at Deception Island.

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Eugene and Gail

Mateo and Oliver: