At Sea
Today we begin our northward journey, sailing from South Georgia to Gough Island. For the next three days we will maintain a course of 050° and reach Gough on the 15th. We are still sailing in sub-Antarctic waters and will not cross the Antarctic convergence until tomorrow. The convergence is the boundary between the waters of the southern ocean and those of the Atlantic. Proof that we are still in the Southern Ocean was beautifully illustrated by several very large icebergs which we passed throughout the day. Between icebergs we used our time to hear talks on the circulation and productivity of the Southern Ocean and on Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. We are now beginning to settle in and enjoy the gentle roll of the ship as we sail north to warmer climes. We are still surrounded by the great soaring birds of the Southern Ocean, the albatrosses and giant petrels, as well as by the smaller pelagic birds like the tiny storm petrels which spend nearly their entire lives in the middle of the open ocean searching for the tiny zooplankton on which they live.
Today we begin our northward journey, sailing from South Georgia to Gough Island. For the next three days we will maintain a course of 050° and reach Gough on the 15th. We are still sailing in sub-Antarctic waters and will not cross the Antarctic convergence until tomorrow. The convergence is the boundary between the waters of the southern ocean and those of the Atlantic. Proof that we are still in the Southern Ocean was beautifully illustrated by several very large icebergs which we passed throughout the day. Between icebergs we used our time to hear talks on the circulation and productivity of the Southern Ocean and on Charles Darwin and the voyage of the Beagle. We are now beginning to settle in and enjoy the gentle roll of the ship as we sail north to warmer climes. We are still surrounded by the great soaring birds of the Southern Ocean, the albatrosses and giant petrels, as well as by the smaller pelagic birds like the tiny storm petrels which spend nearly their entire lives in the middle of the open ocean searching for the tiny zooplankton on which they live.
