Eric and Fiona looked like your typical well traveled cruisers. After an initial exchange of: "Is that a Westsail 42? We have friends who live aboard one..." he invited us to come over later for drinks. He had a couple women aboard as crew who seemed to be inexperienced but capable and willing to learn. In the course of the conversation we inquired where he had been that year. Eric very modestly, almost reluctantly replied, Antarctica and we learned that he was working his way back across to England that summer, spoken as if it was just a two week vacation cruise to MDI. We were both struck how unpretentious and understated he was about his accomplishments.