At Sea
The rolling seas of yesterday's Drake Passage were replaced by calm swells as we crossed the Antarctic Convergence early in the morning and the 60 degree south line of latitude at 9:55 am. Legally we were now in Antarctica.
The birds that followed the National Geographic Endeavour included five types of albatrosses (wanderer, royal, grey headed, light-mantled sooty and black-browed), prions, rock hopper penguins (traveling all the way from South America), giant petrels, and an increasing number of photogenic pintados or cape pigeons. The pintados closely followed the ship, and were often in camera viewfinders.
Joel Sartore presented On Assignment for National Geographic: Lessons Learned. The pictures and talk showed the many facets of life's lessons learned by Joel. Joel and Mike Nolan gave further lessons on digital camera use to appreciative guests.
Mike Warr gave a talk and a presentation, Reaching Antarctica, on the first attempts around the Horn and the first human arrivals in the South Shetlands in the search of the valuable fur seal pelts. He also related some of his own personal Antarctic experiences from the 1960s.
The afternoon followed with mandatory Antarctic Landings Briefing given by Tim Soper and Robert Alexander. This included Antarctic Protocol and International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators regulations, and Zodiac safety procedures.
Megan McOsker and Thomas Mueller produced a presentation on the Oceanites Antarctic Site Inventory Project. They would be clicking clickers on different penguin sites as they tabulated the number of birds.
As we headed south for the Danco Coast the Lindblad Expeditions Welcome Aboard Cocktail Party brought together the guests and the senior officers. The Captain's Welcome Aboard Dinner followed.
A great time was had by all.
The rolling seas of yesterday's Drake Passage were replaced by calm swells as we crossed the Antarctic Convergence early in the morning and the 60 degree south line of latitude at 9:55 am. Legally we were now in Antarctica.
The birds that followed the National Geographic Endeavour included five types of albatrosses (wanderer, royal, grey headed, light-mantled sooty and black-browed), prions, rock hopper penguins (traveling all the way from South America), giant petrels, and an increasing number of photogenic pintados or cape pigeons. The pintados closely followed the ship, and were often in camera viewfinders.
Joel Sartore presented On Assignment for National Geographic: Lessons Learned. The pictures and talk showed the many facets of life's lessons learned by Joel. Joel and Mike Nolan gave further lessons on digital camera use to appreciative guests.
Mike Warr gave a talk and a presentation, Reaching Antarctica, on the first attempts around the Horn and the first human arrivals in the South Shetlands in the search of the valuable fur seal pelts. He also related some of his own personal Antarctic experiences from the 1960s.
The afternoon followed with mandatory Antarctic Landings Briefing given by Tim Soper and Robert Alexander. This included Antarctic Protocol and International Association of Antarctic Tour Operators regulations, and Zodiac safety procedures.
Megan McOsker and Thomas Mueller produced a presentation on the Oceanites Antarctic Site Inventory Project. They would be clicking clickers on different penguin sites as they tabulated the number of birds.
As we headed south for the Danco Coast the Lindblad Expeditions Welcome Aboard Cocktail Party brought together the guests and the senior officers. The Captain's Welcome Aboard Dinner followed.
A great time was had by all.
