RWSE Day 24: Into the Storm We Go

After lunch, workshops were held for those interested in crevasse rescue; helicopters; video editing; first aid. Mui used the time to take a nap … I took the time to download photos.

Shortly before 4:00p, Gary announced his lecture with what we later learned was the territorial warning call of an adult skua. His topic was “The Truth About South Polar Skuas” … birds that he has studied extensively and which he deems as being very intelligent. In fact, Gary is widely regarded as a leading authority of these birds. I’ve never been a fan of skuas, but he gave us some thoughts to ponder that might change the way I look at these birds in the future.

The lecture was followed by the daily recap.

EL Sara’s announcement that we will be arriving at Elephant Island early tomorrow morning was greeted by cheers. But she had some bad news, too. Weather and sea conditions were looking far from optimal. She won’t know what activities, if any, will be possible until we get there and check out the conditions for ourselves.

Recap was wrapped up with a presentation entitled “Windpower??? Or the Power of Wind!” That the wind is a defining force in these latitudes was the take away from the presentation.

This will be our second time at Elephant Island. I hope it will be kinder to us this time.Leggi altro