Tuesday, December 9, 2008

forgot to mention...

With yesterday's post, I forgot to mention that there were two humpback whales that swam around the bow of the ship for about thirty minutes, entertaining everyone on board. They seem to be as curious about us as we are of them. I posted photos of them yesterday.

Today we visited two research centers, Port Lockroy (British) and Palmer Station (American). The people who work at these stations are extremely commited and are doing incredible work in various scientific disciplines. Many of the researchers are on ship with us now, having dinner and being able to communicate with the outside world (us). They gave us great tours so that we all can appreciate their efforts. Docked in Arthur harbor, we took the zodiacs through water with ice floes all around, almost making me feel that we were in another world. I have seen huge glaciars in the Himalayas, but nothing that even compares to what we have seen here. I am anxious to see more seals and sea lions and was told that they just appear in places, not like the penguins that have specific areas for mating and just living. While sea kayaking yesterday, we saw hundreds of penguins in the water, jumping in similar fashion to the way dolphins do.

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