Day 2 First day at sea 🌊

I had a very good night's sleep last night. Our first day at sea was very busy. Delicious breakfast, plenty of craic at the dining table and then a series of talks. We saw a Sei whale spouting through its blow hole plus giant petrels and albatrosses. Some lucky people saw dolphins riding the bow wave of the ship. We have WhatsApp Group where anyone can post an immediate message to alert their fellow passengers about sightings of whales and dolphins But the most important talk of the day included information about the weather forecast. We are heading into a "particular nasty piece of weather" - hurricane force winds which may necessitate a change of plans. The weather map looked scary. We are being encouraged to embrace it as adventure. Apparently the giant iceberg A23a which broke off the Antarctic ice-shelf, shouldn't interfere with our plans. We may go to view it, if it's not covered in cloud.
We also met the Captain, all the Officers and Expedition Team leaders (these include, geologists, historians, ornithologists, marine scientists, photographers etc). Most are from Norway, France and Germany.
We also had our "solos" meeting which about a dozen attended. Off now for more food then the nightly briefing to hear what's happening tomorrow including the all vital weather forecast.
PS less photos today as I used my SLR quite a lot today.Weiterlesen