Experiencing the white silence in Antarctica

Walking on pack ice in Antarctica with the National Geographic Orion in the backdrop. ©Kat Nieh

The overhead morning waking up call sounded, followed by the soothing, sweet voice of Lucho, our expedition leader, giving us a gentle wake up call and telling us about the plans for the day. Being in front of the ship and on a lower level, I’ve been hearing the scrapping of icebergs along the hull all night, which meant it wasn’t really a restful night for me. But once I heard that we luckily encountered a…