they were. After we got confirmation we could land everyone headed off to get changed and 15 minutes later we were on deck and preparing to board the zodiacs. We were told to keep all cameras in waterproof bags as the landing would be extremely wet! Basically the only way to land on this rocky shore is to drive the zodiac at full speed up onto the beach. I was in Speedy’s zodiac so knew I was in good hands, but Rob had to wait for the next zodiac as a few people had pushed in front of him! This didn’t matter at all but some people got upset about the fact that they were separated from their partners and one lady started giving the Doctor grief about the fact that couples were spilt up! I mean for goodness sake we were in the zodiac for a total of about 5 minutes and I really can’t see why being separated from your partner for this long would have any long term affect on your relationship! We were now definitely separating ourselves into little groups and were trying very hard to avoid all of the

annoying passengers!

True to form Speedy let rip and our zodiac flew thorough the water with great ease. On nearing the beach I was a little concerned that Speedy wasn’t slowing down and Troels and Rupert were standing in the water and right in our line of fire, so to speak! Then remembering what Troels had said about this particular landing I was a little less concerned about the fact that we were heading flat out towards a fairly nervous looking Troels and Rupert, who were standing in water nearly up to their waists! It is times like this that you listen to the very experienced crew and do as you are told. This of course doesn’t apply to all! As the zodiac crashed with some force on to the beach Speedy stumbled over and once he regained his balance quickly turned off the engine and lifted it out of the water. Troels and Rupert had hold of the zodiac and Speedy was trying to make his way