we approach antartic landfall after breakfast
objective: shetland islands south
specifically, barrientos,
part of the Aitcho Group
thus dubbed by brits in short
for their Admiralty’s
Hydrographic Office
the naked eye now sees
black rock outcrops
rising from blue-grey waters
tipped by white ice
the bow purports to split through metres of spray
the ocean spits right back
antipodal 2011 
Whereas I have come from JAI HO!
Looks rough, however you spit it.
Indeed. Too rough to land.
giving the barrientos a miss
heading to half-moon island instead
on line?
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