Falkland Islands Med-evac

I had to write to let you all know about the med-evac that I referred to yesterday. It turned out that we did have to make a stop at the Falklands although it was very tricky and we were all thankful that we were not trying to tender to port, especially after watching this evacuation procedure from my verandah. It all took place right below us. Of course, everyone was curious as to whom and what the medical emergency was all about. We had heard about the elderly lady travelling by herself on the first leg of the cruise and had been keeping an eye out in hopes of meeting her. Well, on Sunday, Valentine’s Day, when seas became outrageously rough, they were giving tango lessons in the Showroom Theatre (yes, one does have to wonder about that). Yep, you guessed it. 92 year old lady from Australia was having her first tango lesson and took a fall which it looks like resulted in a broken hip. She was travelling alone and I suppose the only bright spot in all of it is that she will have ended up at an English speaking hospital in the Falklands. God bless her! I am going to attempt to post a picture of the evacuation although it does nothing to display the roughness of the seas. The pilot boat had to make 3 attempts to get close enough to the tender that was lowered to make the exchange. Seas are somewhat smoother today, thankfully, but we will be rounding Cape Horn at about 7:30 tonight so it’s anybody’s guess as to what we will experience there. Slowing down to a gentle jive….....Sally xoxo