Yankee Harbour

Visit to the engine room, fascinating
A very entertaining science workshop by Zoe called What's a fjord?
Demonstrated the mixing of freshwater and Sea water which have different densities
Saw humpbacks at lunch time
In the afternoon we joined the science boat
to investigate the impact of climate change on plankton in the ocean.
Again Zoe was informative and entertaining
We measured temperature and salinity at different depths
Results from science boats are reported to Scripts Research
Nature landing on the spit to view elephant and fur seals, also Gentoo penguins
Didn't stop long cos I was so cold after sitting in the zodiac ( but the wine at dinner warmed me up!!)
In the evening we joined Brendan in the Explorer Lounge to sing sea shantiesRead more