At Sea
Bathed in sun and gliding through calm seas, National Geographic Endeavour made her way west throughout the day. It was a day for relaxing, seabird watching and a series of interesting presentations. Outside of the Antarctic Convergence, the fifty degree temperature felt almost subtropical.
Naturalist Mike Greenfelder had the first program of the day, as he shared secrets of using the Photoshop program to edit digital pictures.
Richard White and Tom Ritchie teamed up for a preview of the Falkland Islands, our destination for the three upcoming days. Richard concentrated on the rich natural history, while Tom went back through time to share the history of the islands, especially as it relates to the ownership dispute that still exists today, between the United Kingdom and Argentina.
Lisa Trotter, our Underwater Specialist, arrived to her program wearing her dry suit and with her diving gear in tow. She began by explaining her equipment, the safety redundancies, and the many special challenges involved in diving in the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean. Lisa then shared her most recent footage, shot in Elsehul, near the northwestern corner of South Georgia. Macaroni penguins and baby Antarctic fur seals stole the show.
The “South Georgia Photo Gallery” was an opportunity, for anyone who wanted, to share up to five photos from our South Georgia visit. We gathered in the lounge as National Geographic Society photographer Gordon Wiltsie critiqued many of the one hundred sixty-nine submissions, while we all enjoyed each others’ work and the many memories that they evoked.
The evening was a time to look even farther back into our shared weeks of exploration. Video Chronicler Steve Ambroe presented a preview of his documentation of our voyage. Smiles, laughter and warm memories filled the room.
Bathed in sun and gliding through calm seas, National Geographic Endeavour made her way west throughout the day. It was a day for relaxing, seabird watching and a series of interesting presentations. Outside of the Antarctic Convergence, the fifty degree temperature felt almost subtropical.
Naturalist Mike Greenfelder had the first program of the day, as he shared secrets of using the Photoshop program to edit digital pictures.
Richard White and Tom Ritchie teamed up for a preview of the Falkland Islands, our destination for the three upcoming days. Richard concentrated on the rich natural history, while Tom went back through time to share the history of the islands, especially as it relates to the ownership dispute that still exists today, between the United Kingdom and Argentina.
Lisa Trotter, our Underwater Specialist, arrived to her program wearing her dry suit and with her diving gear in tow. She began by explaining her equipment, the safety redundancies, and the many special challenges involved in diving in the frigid waters of the Southern Ocean. Lisa then shared her most recent footage, shot in Elsehul, near the northwestern corner of South Georgia. Macaroni penguins and baby Antarctic fur seals stole the show.
The “South Georgia Photo Gallery” was an opportunity, for anyone who wanted, to share up to five photos from our South Georgia visit. We gathered in the lounge as National Geographic Society photographer Gordon Wiltsie critiqued many of the one hundred sixty-nine submissions, while we all enjoyed each others’ work and the many memories that they evoked.
The evening was a time to look even farther back into our shared weeks of exploration. Video Chronicler Steve Ambroe presented a preview of his documentation of our voyage. Smiles, laughter and warm memories filled the room.